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The Advantage of Microelectrode Recording When Pneumocephalus Threatens the Precise Placement of a Deep Brain Stimulator Cover

The Advantage of Microelectrode Recording When Pneumocephalus Threatens the Precise Placement of a Deep Brain Stimulator

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1098 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 1, 2025
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Published on: Dec 29, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Nur Walker-Pizarro, Sara Robledo-Rengifo, A. Enrique Martinez-Nunez, Tejas R. Mehta, Dorian M. Kusyk, Kelly D. Foote, Joshua K. Wong, Michael S. Okun, published by Ubiquity Press
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