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Bilateral globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation in tardive dyskinesia: A case report
Author(s) -
Eltahawy Hazem A.,
Feinstein Anthony,
Khan Farouk,
SaintCyr Jean,
Lang Anthony E.,
Lozano Andres M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20092
Subject(s) - tardive dyskinesia , deep brain stimulation , dyskinesia , globus pallidus , dystonia , medicine , anesthesia , movement disorders , rating scale , psychology , stimulation , neurological disorder , central nervous system disease , surgery , neuroscience , basal ganglia , psychiatry , parkinson's disease , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , central nervous system , developmental psychology , disease
The clinical response of a 53‐year‐old woman with tardive dyskinesia treated with bilateral globus pallidus interna deep brain stimulation is described. At 18 months follow‐up, her Burke–Fahn–Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale score fell from 52 (preoperative) to 21 (60% improvement). © 2004 Movement Disorder Society