Bilateral Deep-Brain Stimulation of the Globus Pallidus in Primary Generalized Dystonia
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- 3 February 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 352 (5), 459-467
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa042187
Abstract
Severe forms of dystonia respond poorly to medical treatment. Deep-brain stimulation is a reversible neurosurgical procedure that has been used for the treatment of dystonia, but assessment of its efficacy has been limited to open studies.Keywords
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