Deep-brain stimulation is the surgical procedure of choice for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. The globus pallidus interna and the subthalamic nucleus are accepted targets for this ...

June 17, 2009 — Three-year follow-up from a randomized trial of pallidal stimulation for generalized and segmental dystonia shows benefit is maintained in these patients, and those with generalized ...

November 8, 2006— Researchers report that pallidal deep-brain stimulation proved more effective than sham-stimulation control in a trial of patients with primary generalized or segmental dystonia. In ...

Bilateral pallidal deep-brain neurostimulation (DBS) has been shown to improve motor symptoms and overall quality of life in patients with severe primary generalized dystonia, but the long-term ...

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 ...