𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Therapy-refractory tourette syndrome: Beneficial outcome with globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation

✍ Scribed by Sandra Dehning; Jan-Hinnerk Mehrkens; Norbert Müller; Kai Bötzel

Book ID
102945203
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
749 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We report on a female patient with Tourette syndrome and a 12‐month follow‐up after chronic deep brain stimulation in the globus pallidus internus which resulted in excellent remission of motor and vocal tics. © 2008 Movement Disorder Society

📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES

Globus pallidus internus-deep brain stim
Globus pallidus internus-deep brain stimulation in Tourette's syndrome: Can clinical symptoms predict response?
✍ Sandra Dehning; Berend Feddersen; Anja Cerovecki; Kai Bötzel; Norbert Müller; Ja 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 466 KB 👁 1 views

Typical attack elicited by holding a weight in the right arm. After only a few seconds, myoclonic jerks affecting the right arm, predominantly the index finger and thumb, and some additional dystonic posturing of the right arm appear, exceeding the actual holding of the object.

Deep brain stimulation for Gilles de la
Deep brain stimulation for Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: A case series targeting subregions of the globus pallidus internus
✍ Raul Martínez-Fernández; Ludvic Zrinzo; Iciar Aviles-Olmos; Marwan Hariz; Irene 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 659 KB

Deep brain stimulation remains an experimental treatment for patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Currently, a major controversial issue is the choice of brain target that leads to optimal patient outcomes within a presumed network of basal ganglia and cortical pathways involved in tic path