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Acta Neurochirurgica
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Letter to the editor - Functional

Stereotactic MR-guided focused ultrasound deep brain lesioning: the resurrection of posteroventral pallidotomy and thalamotomy for Parkinson’s disease?

Author: Thomas M. Kinfe

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 7/2017

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Metadata
Title
Stereotactic MR-guided focused ultrasound deep brain lesioning: the resurrection of posteroventral pallidotomy and thalamotomy for Parkinson’s disease?
Author
Thomas M. Kinfe
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-017-3161-9

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