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Does deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease affect cognition and behavior?

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boxed-textSmeding HM et al. (2006) Neuropsychological effects of bilateral STN stimulation in Parkinson disease: a controlled study. Neurology 66: 1830–1836

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