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. 2025 Aug;40(8):1742-1743.
doi: 10.1002/mds.30271. Epub 2025 Jun 23.

Lesioning the Subthalamic Nucleus Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound in Parkinson's Disease: Subthalamotomy Effectively Describes the Procedure

Steffen Paschen  1 , Elena Natera-Villalba  2   3   4 , Rafael Rodríguez-Rojas  2   4 , Marta Del Álamo  2   4 , Jose A Pineda-Pardo  2 , Ann-Kristin Helmers  5 , Johannes Hensler  6 , Günther Deuschl  1 , Raúl Martínez-Fernández  2   4   7 , Jose A Obeso  2   4   7
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Lesioning the Subthalamic Nucleus Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound in Parkinson's Disease: Subthalamotomy Effectively Describes the Procedure

Steffen Paschen et al. Mov Disord. 2025 Aug.
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