Unilateral deep brain stimulation of the right globus pallidus internus in patients with Tourette's syndrome: Two cases with outcomes after 1 year and a brief review of the literature

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2021-2028

  Dong, S ^a,b   Zhuang, P ^a,b   Zhang, X H ^a,b   Li, J Y ^a,b   Li, Y J ^a,b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Globus pallidus internus; Tourette's syndrome; Unilateral

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; RISPERIDONE; TIAPRIDE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; FOLLOW UP; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIDOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YALE GLOBAL TIC SEVERITY SCALE; CEREBELLAR STIMULATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY ASSESSMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS INTERNUS; IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869034641     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006051204000545     Document Type: Article

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