Thursday, August 21, 2014

[Comment] Deep brain stimulation for cervical dystonia

[Comment] Deep brain stimulation for cervical dystonia
The Lancet Neurology

Dystonia is a movement disorder characterised by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions that cause abnormal, often repetitive, movements, postures, or both. The severity and phenomenology of dystonia vary widely and various causes have been identified. Treatment with deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) was first announced 14 years ago for patients with inherited isolated DYT1 (also known as TOR1A) dystonia. Since then, GPi DBS has been tested successfully on various dystonia syndromes, including isolated or combined presentations and forms with different causes: idiopathic, inherited, or acquired.

Original Article: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(14)70178-4/fulltext?rss=yes

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