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. 2013;27(1):133–138. doi: 10.3233/BEN-120301
Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome
L Ackermans
1, I Neuner
2, Y Temel
1,3, A Duits
4,5, J Kuhn
6, V Visser-Vandewalle
7,*
L Ackermans
1Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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I Neuner
2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Y Temel
1Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
3European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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A Duits
4Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
5School of Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHENS), Mondriaan Zorggroep, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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J Kuhn
6Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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V Visser-Vandewalle
7Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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1Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3European Graduate School of Neuroscience (EURON), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Science, Maastricht, The Netherlands
4Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
5School of Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHENS), Mondriaan Zorggroep, Maastricht, The Netherlands
6Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
7Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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*V. Visser-Vandewalle: veerle.visser-vandewalle@uk-koeln.de
Received 2012 Dec 10; Accepted 2012 Dec 10.
Keywords: Tourette syndrome, thalamus, deep brain stimulation
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