Bilateral globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation after bilateral pallidotomy in a patient with generalized early-onset primary dystonia

Movement Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1162-1163

  Waln, Olga ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING ANTIBODY; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; TIZANIDINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSTONIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED DYSTONIA; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROMANDIBULAR DYSTONIA; PALLIDOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPASMODIC DYSPHONIA; TREMOR;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIDOTOMY; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84880766536     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.25456     Document Type: Letter

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