## Abstract We report on a female patient with Tourette syndrome and a 12βmonth followβup after chronic deep brain stimulation in the globus pallidus internus which resulted in excellent remission of motor and vocal tics. Β© 2008 Movement Disorder Society
Globus pallidus deep brain stimulation for refractory idiopathic restless legs syndrome
β Scribed by Ondo, William G.; Jankovic, Joseph; Simpson, Richard; Jimenez-Shahed, Joohi
- Book ID
- 122590309
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 459 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1389-9457
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