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Apraxia of lid opening is alleviated by pallidal stimulation in a patient with Parkinson’s disease
Author(s) -
Goto S.,
Kihara K.,
Hamasaki T.,
Nishikawa S.,
Hirata Y.,
Ushio Y.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2000.00058.x
Subject(s) - deep brain stimulation , apraxia , medicine , orbicularis oculi muscle , parkinson's disease , stimulation , pallidotomy , globus pallidus , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , neuroscience , disease , basal ganglia , surgery , psychology , psychiatry , eyelid , central nervous system , aphasia
Apraxia of lid opening (ALO) is a syndrome characterized by a non‐paralytic inability to open the eyes at will in the absence of visible contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscle. Here we report that globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation on the right side markedly alleviates ALO as well as gait freezing in a patient with Parkinson’s disease.