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Bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in a patient with cervical dystonia and essential tremor
Author(s) -
Chou Kelvin L.,
Hurtig Howard I.,
Jaggi Jurg L.,
Baltuch Gordon H.
Publication year - 2005
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.20341
Subject(s) - deep brain stimulation , dystonia , subthalamic nucleus , cervical dystonia , essential tremor , movement disorders , medicine , parkinson's disease , neurological disorder , dyskinesia , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , central nervous system disease , psychology , surgery , disease
The role of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) is well established in Parkinson's disease, but experience with STN DBS in other movement disorders is limited. We report on a patient with medically refractory cervical dystonia and essential tremor resulting in dystonic head tremor and action tremor of the hands who obtained complete tremor suppression and near resolution of her cervical dystonia with bilateral STN stimulation. The results in this case demonstrate that STN DBS can dramatically improve dystonia and tremor in nonparkinsonian movement disorders. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society