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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Apr 20;74(16):1325-7.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181d9ed58.

Spinal cord stimulation failed to relieve akinesia or restore locomotion in Parkinson disease

W Thevathasan  1 , P Mazzone, A Jha, A Djamshidian, M Dileone, V Di Lazzaro, P Brown
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Spinal cord stimulation failed to relieve akinesia or restore locomotion in Parkinson disease

W Thevathasan et al. Neurology. .
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