Nucleus accumbens dimensions and surgical precision

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Keywords

Obesity Deep Brain Stimulation Heroin Nucleus Accumbens Neuropsychiatric Disorder 
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Conflict of interest

None.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Neurosurgery‘K.A.T.-N.R.C.’ General Hospital of AtticaAthensGreece

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