Open AccessDeep Brain Stimulation Results in Greater Symptomatic Improvement in Tourette Syndrome than Conservative Measures: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Uma V. Mahajan,
David Purger,
Alessandra Madia Mantovani,
Nolan Williams,
Flint M. Espil,
Summer S. Han,
Sherman C. Stein,
Casey H. Halpern
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-0372
pISSN - 1011-6125
DOI - 10.1159/000507059
Subject(s) - tourette syndrome , deep brain stimulation , pharmacotherapy , refractory (planetary science) , adverse effect , medicine , tics , aripiprazole , meta analysis , psychology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , physics , disease , astrobiology , parkinson's disease
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a safe and effective therapy for refractory Tourette syndrome (TS). Recent studies have identified several neural targets as effective in reducing TS symptoms with DBS, but, to our knowledge, none has compared the effectiveness of DBS with conservative therapy.