Combined pallidal and thalamic stimulation for multifocal primary dystonia with prominent writers’ cramp
Objective: When a patient presents with both writer's cramp and other dystonic symptoms, it is unclear which target should be chosen. Multifocal DBS is a…Development of hyperkinesias after long term pallidal stimulation for dystonia
Objective: Recent reports on the occurrence of bradykinetic symptoms like freezing, postural instability and micrographia after chronic DBS of the GPi in patients with dystonia…Psychiatric disorders and personality traits in patients with functional dystonia
Objective: To determine the range of psychiatric disorders and personality traits in patients with functional dystonia (FD). Background: FD is a part of the spectrum…Clinical profile of patients with writer’s cramp
Objective: To present the clinical profile of 16 patients with simple writer's cramp who were treated with botulinum toxin injections. Background: Writer's cramp is the…The effectiveness of deep brain stimulation on dystonia: A meta-analysis
Objective: To summarize, assess and perform a quantitative analysis of the available evidence on the effectiveness and safety of deep brain stimulation on improving dystonia…Distinguishing pseudo-dystonia from dystonia: A case series
Objective: To characterize various presentations of pseudo-dystonia and features that distinguish it from dystonia based on review of 12 video cases and the published literature.…Pallidal deep brain stimulation improves dystonia in Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome
Objective: To describe a patient with a rare genetic disorder, Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome, treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) for dystonia. Background: Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome (WSS) is…Triad-conditioning transcranial magnetic stimulation in focal hand dystonia
Objective: To evaluate if the intrinsic oscillations within the primary motor cortex (M1) at rest are entrained at the same frequencies of trains of transcranial…Structural organization of the brain connectome in patients with psychogenic dystonia
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural organization of the brain connectome in patients with psychogenic dystonia (pDYT). Background: pDYT is…Investigating the plastic effects of rapid paired associative stimulation in dystonia
Objective: To investigate the effects of rapid paired associative stimulation (PAS) in organic and psychogenic dystonia to see if this technique can differentiate them. Background:…