Referring Parkinson’s disease patients for deep brain stimulation: a RAND/UCLA appropriateness study
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Referring patients for deep brain stimulation: an improving practice.
BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a recent treatment modality. Few studies have examined referral practices for DBS. OBJECTIVE To review referral patterns to a large movement disorders center to investigate the current level of knowledge surrounding DBS candidacy. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING Tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS Reviewed were 197 medical records of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0340-5354,1432-1459
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-015-7942-x