Restoration of erect posture by deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus in disabling dystonic spinal hyperextension: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1279-1282

  Sakas, Damianos E ^a,b   Stavrinou, Lampis C ^a,b   Boviatsis, Efstathios J ^a,b   Stathis, Pantelis ^a,b   Themistocleous, Marios ^a,b   Gatzonis, Stylianos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b P S Kokkalis Hellenic Center for Neurosurgical Research   (Greece)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Globus pallidus internus; Secondary dystonia

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DECUBITUS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSTONIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LORDOSIS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TONE; MYALGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCOLIOSIS; SECONDARY DYSTONIA; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIA MUSCULORUM DEFORMANS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 77953500297     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/10.3171/2009.10.JNS09588     Document Type: Article

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