Deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for generalized dystonia associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 1: A case report

Neuromodulation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 389-392

  Copeland, Brian J ^a   Fenoy, Albert ^a   Ellmore, Timothy M ^b   Liang, Qinghua ^a   Ephron, Vicki ^a   Schiess, Mya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; globus pallidus internus; primary generalized dystonia; spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONAZEPAM;

ADULT; BALANCE DISORDER; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAG REPEAT; CASE REPORT; COORDINATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; GENERALIZED DYSTONIA; GENETIC SCREENING; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR; LETTER; MICROELECTRODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; RATING SCALE; SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND RATING OF ATAXIA SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; SPASTICITY; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 1; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRACTOGRAPHY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRUNK; UNSTEADINESS; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DYSTONIA; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

ADULT; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DYSTONIA; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 84903528276     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12081     Document Type: Letter

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