Surgical Neurology
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 337-342 , March 2009

What functional neurosurgery can offer to psychiatric patients: a neuropsychiatric perspective

Received 14 February 2008 ,Accepted 25 August 2008.

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☆ The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the authors, and the views expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Publisher.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.08.082

Surgical Neurology
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 337-342 , March 2009

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