Long Disease Duration Interferes With Therapeutic Effect of Globus Pallidus Internus Pallidal Stimulation in Primary Cervical Dystonia

Micro lesion effect of the globus pallid

Micro lesion effect of the globus pallidus internus and outcome with deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease and dystonia

✍ Maria G. Cersosimo; Gabriela B. Raina; Eduardo E. Benarroch; Fabián Piedimonte; 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 128 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract To determine whether the immediate response to electrode implantation (micro lesion effect, MLE) in the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) predicts symptom improvement with deep brain stimulation (DBS) at 6 months in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) or generalized dysto