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Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens and the internal capsule in therapeutically refractory Tourette-syndrome

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany

    J. Kuhn MD, W. Huff MD, S.-H. Lee MD & J. Klosterkoetter MD

  2. Dept. of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany

    D. Lenartz MD, A. Koulousakis MD & V. Sturm MD

  3. Institute of Anatomy I, Heinrich-Heine-University of Dusseldorf, Germany

    Jürgen K. Mai MD

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Kuhn, J., Lenartz, D., Mai, J.K. et al. Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens and the internal capsule in therapeutically refractory Tourette-syndrome. J Neurol 254, 963–965 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0404-8

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