Predictability of thermo-lesions using electrodes for deep brain stimulation - an in vitro study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Typically, electrodes for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) are used for chronic stimulation. However, there are conditions where this therapy has to be discontinued. In such cases using the DBS electrodes as a tool for thermo-lesioning (...

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Main Authors: Kainz Wolfgang, Lanmüller Hermann, Hauska Thomas L, Alesch François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/3/84