Long-term outcome of bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation for primary cervical dystonia
- 6 February 2007
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 68 (6) , 457-459
- https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000252932.71306.89
Abstract
Ten patients with severe cervical dystonia (CD) unresponsive to medical treatment underwent bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) and were followed for 31.9 ± 20.9 months. At last follow-up, the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity score improved by 54.8%, the TWSTRS disability score improved by 59.1%, and the TWSTRS pain score improved by 50.4%. Bilateral GPi DBS is an effective long-term therapy in patients with CD.Keywords
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