Cervical myelopathy secondary to Tourette's syndrome managed by urgent deep brain stimulation

Movement Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 452-453

  Huasen, Bella ^a   Mccreary, Robert ^a   Evans, Julian ^a   Potter, Gillian ^a   Silverdale, Monty ^a  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DBS; Deep brain stimulation; Globus pallidus; Myelopathy; Tics; Tourette's syndrome

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URGENCY; YALE GLOBAL TIC SEVERITY SCORE; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SURGERY;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TOURETTE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898058178     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.25797     Document Type: Article

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