脑深部刺激
帕金森病
医学
丘脑底核
神经科学
刺激
疾病
物理医学与康复
心理学
内科学
作者
Christos Sidiropoulos,Peter A. LeWitt
出处
期刊:Neurology
[Lippincott Williams & Wilkins]
日期:2016-08-15
卷期号:87 (7): 745-746
被引量:15
标识
DOI:10.1212/wnl.0000000000003027
摘要
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