Postanoxic generalized dystonia improved by bilateral Voa thalamic deep brain stimulation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with severe postanoxic dystonia and bilateral necrosis of the basal ganglia, who was confined to a wheelchair, underwent bilateral ventralis oralis anterior deep brain stimulation (Voa-DBS) after 6 weeks of unsuccessful bilateral pallidal DBS (GPi-DBS). After 4 months of high intensity Voa-DBS, cognitively unimpaired, he showed major improvement in dystonia, became ambulant, but committed suicide. Brain examination confirmed the correct location of the electrodes in GPi and Voa on both sides.
Medical subject headings
- Dystonia
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
- Hypoxia
- Thalamus