Bilateral internal globus pallidus stimulation for the treatment of spasmodic torticollis

Movement Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 489-493

  Parkin, Simon ^a   Aziz, Tipu ^a,b   Gregory, Ralph ^a   Bain, Peter ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral globus pallidus stimulation; Spasmodic torticollis

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; DIAZEPAM; PROPRANOLOL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENERVATION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NECK INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; TORTICOLLIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0035353728     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.1092     Document Type: Article

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