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Three patients with spasmodic torticollis (ST) obtained substantial benefit from bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) stimulation. Progressive improvement in ST occurred over several months but residual cervical dystonia remained. These results corroborate those obtained by Krauss et al. on three patients with ST.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Mov Disord

Publication Date

05/2001

Volume

16

Pages

489 - 493

Keywords

Adult, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Electrodes, Implanted, Female, Functional Laterality, Globus Pallidus, Humans, Middle Aged, Remission Induction, Torticollis, Videotape Recording