Deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus for generalized dystonia associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 1: a case report

Neuromodulation. 2014 Jun;17(4):389-92. doi: 10.1111/ner.12081. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

Authors

Brian J Copeland¹, Albert Fenoy, Timothy M Ellmore, Qinghua Liang, Vicki Ephron, Mya Schiess

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Movement Disorder Section, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 23815390
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12081

No abstract available

Keywords: Deep brain stimulation; globus pallidus internus; primary generalized dystonia; spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Deep Brain Stimulation / instrumentation
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Diffusion Tensor Imaging / methods
Dystonia / complications*
Dystonia / diagnosis
Dystonia / therapy*
Electrodes, Implanted
Female
Globus Pallidus / physiology*
Humans
Spinocerebellar Ataxias / complications*
Spinocerebellar Ataxias / diagnosis
Spinocerebellar Ataxias / therapy*