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An Unusual Inflammatory Response to Implanted Deep Brain Electrodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2018

Peter S. Hughes
Affiliation:
Section of Neurology, Health Sciences Centre; and The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jerry P. Krcek
Affiliation:
Section of Neurosurgery, Health Sciences Centre; and The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Douglas E. Hobson
Affiliation:
Section of Neurology, Health Sciences Centre; and The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Marc R. Del Bigio*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Centre; and The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
*
Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Room 401 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3P5, Canada
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Abstract

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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 2011

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