Surgical Treatment of Tremor: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

deep brain stimulation, DBS, movement disorder, neurosurgery, stereotactic surgery, stereotaxis, thalamotomy, surgery for tremor, surgical treatment of tremor, Parkinson disease, PD, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonian symptoms

Contributor Information and Disclosures

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Michele Tagliati, MD, Division Chief of Movement Disorders, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Michele Tagliati, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association, and Movement Disorders Society
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Ron L Alterman, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Robert A Hauser, MD, Professor, Departments of Neurology, Pharmacology, and Experimental Therapeutics, Director, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, University of South Florida and Tampa General Healthcare
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