title: Considerations for Improving Cost Benefit of Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Neurologic Diseases.
authors.affiliation: Unit for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: slanfe@prodigy.net.mx.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Velasco
authors.affiliation: Unit for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ana Luisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Velasco
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000191:economics*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Cost-effective analysis; Deep brain stimulation; Hardware-related complications; Internal pulse generator; Rechargeable battery