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Letter of response to “Individualization of deep brain stimulation targets for movement disorders”

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany

    Judith Anthofer, Max Lange, Alexander Brawanski & Juergen Schlaier

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Anthofer, J., Lange, M., Brawanski, A. et al. Letter of response to “Individualization of deep brain stimulation targets for movement disorders”. Acta Neurochir 157, 1799–1800 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2529-y

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