Pallidal deep brain stimulation for longstanding severe generalized dystonia in Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 706-709

  Umemura, Atsushi ^a   Jaggi, Jurg L ^a   Dolinskas, Carol A ^a   Stern, Matthew B ^a   Baltuch, Gordon H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Dystonia; Globus pallidus internus; Hallervorden Spatz syndrome

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HALLERVORDEN SPATZ DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642385432     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.4.0706     Document Type: Article

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