How to avoid Twiddler's syndrome in deep brain stimulation for dystonia?

Neuromodulation. 2014 Feb;17(2):198-9. doi: 10.1111/ner.12067. Epub 2013 May 3.
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Keywords: Deep brain stimulation; hardware complication; internal pulse generator; movement disorder; twiddler' syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Deep Brain Stimulation / adverse effects*
  • Deep Brain Stimulation / instrumentation
  • Dysphonia / diagnostic imaging
  • Dysphonia / etiology
  • Dystonia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Dystonia / therapy*
  • Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Syndrome