Benefit of bilateral pallidotomy in the treatment of generalized dystonia
1999 ◽
Vol 90
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pp. 974-976
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✓ This 29-year-old man with cerebral palsy complicated by generalized dystonia was treated by simultaneous bilateral posteroventral pallidotomy. Postoperatively, there was slow, but steady, improvement in the patient's dystonia and disability. However, the improvement in abnormal movements was only prominent for cervical dystonia and oromandibular dyskinesia. The patient's Burke-Fahn-Marsden dystonia scores were 51 preoperatively and 37, 33.5 and 33.5, at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively, respectively, demonstrating a maximum improvement of 34%. These results suggest that pallidotomy can be an alternative therapy for those patients suffering from intractable generalized dystonia.
1998 ◽
Vol 88
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pp. 73-76
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2000 ◽
Vol 92
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pp. 771-778
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1977 ◽
Vol 46
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pp. 506-511
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1999 ◽
Vol 91
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pp. 727-732
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1999 ◽
Vol 90
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pp. 1005-1010
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1974 ◽
Vol 40
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pp. 577-582
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Vol 101
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pp. 189-194
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2003 ◽
Vol 98
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pp. 1247-1254
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