Outcome of deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus pars interna in genetic dystonia syndromes
Mahboubeh Ahmadipour, Ahmet Kaymak, Alberto Mazzoni, Fabiana Colucci, Luigi Michele Romito · FENS Forum 2024
Dystonia is a complex neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions causing abnormal movements and posture. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an accepted treatment for drug-refractory dystonia. Despite the overall efficacy of DBS in dystonia, variability has been reported in its outcome [1]. Herein, we investigated pre-implant factors that could be predictive of DBS effect comprising genetic profiles, distribution of symptoms, age at onset, disease duration and severity.This study involved thirty-one dystonia patients who underwent DBS surgery in the globus pall
ePoster · Neuroscience