| Literature DB >> 11805266 |
J Ghika1, J G Villemure, J Miklossy, P Temperli, E Pralong, S Christen-Zaech, C Pollo, P Maeder, J Bogousslavsky, F Vingerhoets.
Abstract
A patient with severe postanoxic dystonia and bilateral necrosis of the basal ganglia, who was confined to a wheelchair, underwent bilateral ventralis oralis anterior deep brain stimulation (Voa-DBS) after 6 weeks of unsuccessful bilateral pallidal DBS (GPi-DBS). After 4 months of high intensity Voa-DBS, cognitively unimpaired, he showed major improvement in dystonia, became ambulant, but committed suicide. Brain examination confirmed the correct location of the electrodes in GPi and Voa on both sides.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11805266 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.58.2.311
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910