Surgical Management for Dystonia: Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation in the Long Term

• Main Authors: Walaa A. Kamel (Author), Pritam Majumdar (Author), Georgios Matis (Author), Albert J. Fenoy (Author), Shankar Balakrishnan (Author), Ali T. Zirh (Author), Aslihan Cevik (Author), Amit Kumar Tomar (Author), Naoufel Ouerchefani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Dystonia is a movement disorder substantially affecting the quality of life. Botulinum Neurotoxin (BoNT) is used intramuscularly as a treatment for dystonia; however, not all dystonia patients respond to this treatment. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for Parki...