Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: Subcutaneous apomorphine as an alternative for patients unable to tolerate surgery under local anesthesia

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jul 15:378:137-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.04.048. Epub 2017 May 3.

¹ Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Rua Conceição Fernandes, 4434-502 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Electronic address: antonio.campos@chvng.min-saude.pt.
² Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar São João, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Hospitalar São João, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; Movement Disorders and Functional Surgery Unit, Centro Hospitalar São João, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Centro Hospitalar São João, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; Movement Disorders and Functional Surgery Unit, Centro Hospitalar São João, Alameda Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.

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Keywords: Apomorphine; Deep brain stimulation; Parkinson's disease.

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