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Reversal of hypertonic co-contraction after bilateral pallidal stimulation in generalised dystonia: A clinical and electromyogram case study
✍ Scribed by Xuguang Liu; Jignesh Tailor; Shouyan Wang; John Yianni; Ralph Gregory; John Stein; Tipu Aziz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 603 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
In a patient of generalised dystonia treated with bilateral pallidal stimulation, serial surface EMGs recorded from the neck muscles during alternating head movements revealed progressive reduction in hypertonic activity and reversal of co‐contraction to reciprocal contraction, which preceded clinical improvement. © 2003 Movement Disorder Society