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Thalamic and Visual Network Dysfunction Relates to Tremor Response in Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 1
By: Aimee E. MorrisORCID,  Babatunde Adeyemo,  Meghan C. CampbellORCID,  Abraham Z. SnyderORCID,  Joel S. PerlmutterORCID,  Jonathan W. MinkORCID and  Scott A. NorrisORCID  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1039 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 16, 2025
Published on: Aug 1, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Essential tremor,
functional connectivity,
resting-state fMRI

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