Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , June 2009

Deep Brain Stimulation for Pediatric Movement Disorders

  • Warren A. Marks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Warren Marks, MD, Department of Neurology, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
    • ,
  • John Honeycutt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
    • ,
  • Fernando Acosta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
    • ,
  • Maryann Reed, MS, CNRN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

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PII: S1071-9091(09)00025-4

doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2009.04.001

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 90-98 , June 2009

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