RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Deep brain stimulation: What can patients expect from it?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 113
OP 120
DO 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11006
VO 79
IS 2
A1 Machado, Andre
A1 Fernandez, Hubert H.
A1 Deogaonkar, Milind
YR 2012
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/2/113.abstract
AB Deep brain stimulation has largely replaced ablative procedures for the treatment of advanced Parkinson disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. It is also approved for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although not curative, it improves symptoms and quality of life.