Deep brain stimulation and dantrolene for secondary dystonia in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

JIMD Reports

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-116

  van Karnebeek, Clara ^a,b   Horvath, Gabriella ^a,c   Murphy, Tyler ^a   Purtzki, Jacqueline ^d   Bowden, Kristin ^e   Sirrs, Sandra ^c   Honey, Christopher R ^e   Stockler, Sylvia ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Deep brain stimulation; Deep tendon reflex; Globus pallidus internus; Intrathecal baclofen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941210047     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2014_305     Document Type: Chapter

References (6)

1. Andrews C, Aviles-Olmos I, Hariz M, Foltynie T (2010) Which patients with dystonia benefit from deep brain stimulation? A metaregression of individual patient outcomes. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81(12):1383–1389
2. Aydin S, Abuzayed B, Varlibas F et al (2011) Treatment of homocystinuria-related dystonia with deep brain stimulation: a case report. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 89(4):210–213
3. Haslam RH, Walcher JR, Lietman PS, Kallman CH, Mellits ED (1974) Dantrolene sodium in children with spasticity. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 55(8):384–388
4. Lumsden DE, Kaminska M, Gimeno H et al (2013) Proportion of life lived with dystonia inversely correlates with response to pallidal deep brain stimulation in both primary and secondary childhood dystonia. Dev Med Child Neurol 55(6):567–574
5. Raymond GV, Seidman R, Monteith TS et al (2010) Head trauma can initiate the onset of adreno-leukodystrophy. J Neurol Sci 290 (1–2):70–74
6. Vidailhet M, Vercueil L, Houeto JL et al (2005) Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus in primary generalized dystonia. N Engl J Med 352(5):459–467