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Vogt LM, Yan H, Santyr B, Breitbart S, Anderson M, Germann J, Lizarraga KJ, Hewitt AL, Fasano A, Ibrahim GM, Gorodetsky C. Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Status Dystonicus in Children: Multicenter Case Series and Systematic Review. Ann Neurol 2023. [PMID: 37714824 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to better understand the workflow, outcomes, and complications of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for pediatric status dystonicus (SD). We present a systematic review, alongside a multicenter case series of pediatric patients with SD treated with DBS. METHODS We collected individual data regarding treatment, stimulation parameters, and dystonia severity for a multicenter case series (n = 8) and all previously published cases (n = 77). Data for case series were used to create probabilistic voxelwise maps of stimulated tissue associated with dystonia improvement. RESULTS In our institutional series, DBS was implanted a mean of 25 days after SD onset. Programming began a mean of 1.6 days after surgery. All 8 patients in our case series and 73 of 74 reported patients in the systematic review had resolution of their SD with DBS, most within 2 to 4 weeks of surgery. Mean follow-up for patients in the case series was 16 months. DBS target for all patients in the case series and 68 of 77 in our systematic review was the globus pallidus pars interna (GPi). In our case series, stimulation of the posterior-ventrolateral GPi was associated with improved dystonia. Mean dystonia improvement was 32% and 51% in our institutional series and systematic review, respectively. Mortality was 4% in the review, which is lower than reported for treatment with pharmacotherapy alone (10-12.5%). INTERPRETATION DBS is a feasible intervention with potential to reverse refractory pediatric SD and improve survival. More work is needed to increase awareness of DBS in this setting, so that it can be implemented in a timely manner. ANN NEUROL 2023.
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- Lindsey M Vogt
- Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Library Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Motor Physiology and Neuromodulation Program, Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Motor Physiology and Neuromodulation Program, Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Larsh T, Wu SW, Vadivelu S, Grant GA, O'Malley JA. Deep Brain Stimulation for Pediatric Dystonia. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2021; 38:100896. [PMID: 34183138 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2021.100896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dystonia is one of the most common pediatric movement disorders and can have a profound impact on the lives of children and their caregivers. Response to pharmacologic treatment is often unsatisfactory. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a promising treatment option for children with medically refractory dystonia. In this review we highlight the relevant literature related to DBS for pediatric dystonia, with emphasis on the background, indications, prognostic factors, challenges, and future directions of pediatric DBS.
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- Travis Larsh
- Center for Pediatric Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.
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Levi V, Zorzi G, Messina G, Romito L, Tramacere I, Dones I, Nardocci N, Franzini A. Deep brain stimulation versus pallidotomy for status dystonicus: a single-center case series. J Neurosurg 2019; 134:197-207. [PMID: 31860826 DOI: 10.3171/2019.10.jns191691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE First-line pharmacological therapies have shown limited efficacy in status dystonicus (SD), while surgery is increasingly reported as remediable in refractory cases. In this context, there is no evidence regarding which neurosurgical approach is the safest and most effective. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes and surgery-related complications of globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation (GPi DBS) and pallidotomy for the treatment of drug-resistant SD. METHODS The authors reviewed the records of patients with drug-resistant SD who had undergone GPi DBS or pallidotomy at their institution between 2003 and 2017. The severity of the dystonia was evaluated using the Barry-Albright Dystonia (BAD) Scale. Surgical procedures were performed bilaterally in all cases. RESULTS Fourteen patients were eligible for inclusion in the study. After surgery, the mean follow-up was 40.6 ± 30 months. DBS ended the dystonic storm in 87.5% of cases (7/8), while pallidotomy had a success rate of 83.3% (5/6). No significant differences were observed between the two techniques in terms of failure rates (risk difference DBS vs pallidotomy -0.03, 95% CI -0.36 to 0.30), SD mean resolution time (DBS 34.8 ± 19 days, pallidotomy 21.8 ± 20.2 days, p > 0.05), or BAD scores at each postoperative follow-up (p > 0.05). The long-term hardware complication rate after DBS was 37.5%, whereas no surgery-related complications were noted following pallidotomy. CONCLUSIONS The study data suggest that DBS and pallidotomy are equally safe and effective therapies for drug-resistant SD. The choice between the two techniques should be tailored on a case-by-case basis, depending on factors such as the etiology and evolution pattern of the underlying dystonia and the clinical conditions at the moment of SD onset. Given the limitation of the low statistical power of this study, further multicentric investigations are needed to confirm its findings.
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- Vincenzo Levi
- 1Neurosurgery Department, Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
- 2Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan
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- 3Pediatric Neuroscience Department, Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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- 1Neurosurgery Department, Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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- 4Neurology Department, Movement Disorders Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta; and
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- 5Department of Research and Clinical Development, Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- 1Neurosurgery Department, Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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- 3Pediatric Neuroscience Department, Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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- 1Neurosurgery Department, Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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Lobato-Polo J, Ospina-Delgado D, Orrego-González E, Gómez-Castro JF, Orozco JL, Enriquez-Marulanda A. Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Status Dystonicus: A Single-Center Experience and Literature Review. World Neurosurg 2018; 114:e992-e1001. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dupre DA, Nangunoori R, Koduri S, Angle C, Cantella D, Whiting D. Disease Stabilization of DYT1-Positive Primary Generalized Dystonia With Deep Brain Stimulation of the Globus Pallidus Interna: A 15-Year Follow-up. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2017; 14:597. [DOI: 10.1093/ons/opx137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE
Primary generalized dystonia (PGD) is a genetic form of dystonia that frequently displays pharmacological resistance and progresses quickly after onset. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used successfully to treat refractory dystonia, specifically globus pallidus interna (GPi) DBS for DYT1-positive PGD patients. Long-term follow-up of the safety and efficacy falls short of the longevity seen in other diseases treated with DBS.
CASE PRESENTATION
A male patient presented for neurosurgical evaluation with scapular winging, hand contractures, and violent truncal spasms, which forced him to be bedridden. After failing conservative therapy, the 18-yr-old patient was implanted with bilateral GPi-DBS. DBS parameter adjustments were made primarily within the first 3 yr after implantation, with nominal changes thereafter. Initial settings were contact of 3 + 0−, amplitude of 4.9 V, frequency of 185 Hz, and pulse width of 270 μsec on the left and 3 + 0−, 2.8 V, 185 Hz, and 120 μsec on the right. Current settings are 3 + 2 + 1−, 5.2 V, 130 Hz, 330 μsec on the left and 3 + 0−, 3.5 V, 185 Hz, and 180 μsec on the right and have been relatively unchanged in the past 4 yr. Unified dystonia rating scale scores reveal a significant decrease in dystonic symptoms.
CONCLUSION
While prior reports have shown that GPi-DBS is effective for dystonia, this is the first with 15 yr of long-term follow-up showing disease stabilization, suggesting that stimulation is efficacious and can potentially prevent disease progression. This report reaffirms previous reports that recommend early surgical intervention before the onset of permanent musculoskeletal deficits.
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- Derrick A Dupre
- Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Ben-Haim S, Flatow V, Cheung T, Cho C, Tagliati M, Alterman RL. Deep Brain Stimulation for Status Dystonicus: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2016; 94:207-215. [PMID: 27504896 DOI: 10.1159/000446191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Status dystonicus (SD) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of primary or secondary dystonia, characterized by acute worsening of dystonic movements. There is no consensus regarding optimal treatment, which may be medical and/or surgical. METHODS We present our experience with pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) in 5 DYT1-positive patients with SD and provide a review of the literature to examine optimal management. RESULTS Of the 5 patients treated with pallidal DBS, all experienced postoperative resolution of their dystonic crisis within a range of 1-21 days. Long-term follow-up resulted in 1 patient returning to preoperative baseline, 3 patients improving from baseline, and 1 patient making a complete recovery. Of the 28 SD patients (including our 5 patients) reported in the literature who were treated with DBS or ablative surgery, 26 experienced cessation of their dystonic crisis with a return to baseline function and, in most cases, clinical improvement. CONCLUSION DBS is an effective therapeutic modality for the treatment of SD. In addition to the long-term benefits of stimulation, early and aggressive treatment may improve the overall outcome.
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- Sharona Ben-Haim
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y., USA
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Albanese A, Sorbo FD, Comella C, Jinnah HA, Mink JW, Post B, Vidailhet M, Volkmann J, Warner TT, Leentjens AFG, Martinez-Martin P, Stebbins GT, Goetz CG, Schrag A. Dystonia rating scales: critique and recommendations. Mov Disord 2014; 28:874-83. [PMID: 23893443 DOI: 10.1002/mds.25579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Many rating scales have been applied to the evaluation of dystonia, but only few have been assessed for clinimetric properties. The Movement Disorders Society commissioned this task force to critique existing dystonia rating scales and place them in the clinical and clinimetric context. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify rating scales that have either been validated or used in dystonia. Thirty-six potential scales were identified. Eight were excluded because they did not meet review criteria, leaving 28 scales that were critiqued and rated by the task force. Seven scales were found to meet criteria to be "recommended": the Blepharospasm Disability Index is recommended for rating blepharospasm; the Cervical Dystonia Impact Scale and the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale for rating cervical dystonia; the Craniocervical Dystonia Questionnaire for blepharospasm and cervical dystonia; the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and the Vocal Performance Questionnaire (VPQ) for laryngeal dystonia; and the Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale for rating generalized dystonia. Two "recommended" scales (VHI and VPQ) are generic scales validated on few patients with laryngeal dystonia, whereas the others are disease-specific scales. Twelve scales met criteria for "suggested" and 7 scales met criteria for "listed." All the scales are individually reviewed in the online information. The task force recommends 5 specific dystonia scales and suggests to further validate 2 recommended generic voice-disorder scales in dystonia. Existing scales for oromandibular, arm, and task-specific dystonia should be refined and fully assessed. Scales should be developed for body regions for which no scales are available, such as lower limbs and trunk.
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- Alberto Albanese
- Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy; Neurologia I, Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy.
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Delnooz CCS, van de Warrenburg BPC. Current and future medical treatment in primary dystonia. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2012; 5:221-40. [PMID: 22783371 PMCID: PMC3388529 DOI: 10.1177/1756285612447261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dystonia is a hyperkinetic movement disorder, characterized by involuntary and sustained contractions of opposing muscles causing twisting movements and abnormal postures. It is often a disabling disorder that has a significant impact on physical and psychosocial wellbeing. The medical therapeutic armamentarium used in practice is quite extensive, but for many of these interventions formal proof of efficacy is lacking. Exceptions are the use of botulinum toxin in patients with cervical dystonia, some forms of cranial dystonia (in particular, blepharospasm) and writer's cramp; deep brain stimulation of the pallidum in generalized and segmental dystonia; and high-dose trihexyphenidyl in young patients with segmental and generalized dystonia. In order to move this field forward, we not only need better trials that examine the effect of current treatment interventions, but also a further understanding of the pathophysiology of dystonia as a first step to design and test new therapies that are targeted at the underlying biologic and neurophysiologic mechanisms.
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- Cathérine C S Delnooz
- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre for Neuroscience, the Netherlands
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Ghosh PS, Machado AG, Deogaonkar M, Ghosh D. Deep brain stimulation in children with dystonia: experience from a tertiary care center. Pediatr Neurosurg 2012; 48:146-51. [PMID: 23296077 DOI: 10.1159/000345830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy and safety of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) in children with dystonia. METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients (≤21 years) with dystonia who underwent GPi DBS. Outcome measures were assessed by the Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating (BFMDR) movement and disability scales pre- and post-DBS. RESULTS Eight patients underwent DBS; mean age of onset was 7.5 ± 4.8 years (7 were male). Mean age at DBS was 14.1 ± 4.6 years. Etiology of dystonia was primary in 6 patients and secondary in 2. There was significant improvement of BFMDR movement as well as BFMDR disability scales in 6 patients with primary dystonia with modest improvement in those scales in 2 patients with secondary dystonia. Hardware-related problems were observed in 2 and infection was noted in 1. CONCLUSIONS GPi DBS is an effective and safe therapy in pediatric patients with primary as well as selected cases of secondary dystonia.
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- Partha S Ghosh
- Pediatric Neurology Center, Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Mehrkens JH, Borggraefe I, Feddersen B, Heinen F, Bötzel K. Early globus pallidus internus stimulation in pediatric patients with generalized primary dystonia: long-term efficacy and safety. J Child Neurol 2010; 25:1355-61. [PMID: 20445196 DOI: 10.1177/0883073810365369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Primary generalized dystonia presents mainly at a young age and commonly is severely disabling. The authors report the long-term follow-up (mean, 73 months; range, 50-101 months) of 5 pediatric patients (mean age at surgery 13 years; range, 8-16 years) undergoing globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation. Mean improvement in the Burke-Fahn-Marsden movement score was 67.4% (range, 47.0%-87.5%), 75.4% (range, 61.5%-91.7%), and 83.5% (range, 72.0%-93.3%) at 3 months, 12 months, and long-term follow-up (>36 months), respectively. Hardware problems (electrode dislocation/breakage of extension cable, and imminent perforation of extension cable) were observed in 2 patients (operative revision without sequelae). Except for mild dysarthria in 2 patients, no other therapy-related morbidity was observed. The authors found globus pallidus internus stimulation to offer a very effective and safe therapy in pediatric patients with primary dystonia. Early neurosurgical intervention seems to be crucial to prevent irreversible impairment of motor function.
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- Jan Hinnerk Mehrkens
- Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
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Alcindor D, Oh MY, Baser S, Angle C, Cheng BC, Whiting D. Stimulation of the globus pallidus internus in a patient with DYT1-positive primary generalized dystonia: a 10-year follow-up. Neurosurg Focus 2010; 29:E16. [DOI: 10.3171/2010.6.focus10112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The authors report the case of DYT1-positive primary generalized dystonia refractory to medical management that was successfully treated with continuous deep brain stimulation of the internal segment of the globus pallidus. Prior studies have shown that neuromusculoskeletal deficits can remain permanent if early surgical intervention is not undertaken. The authors report prolonged efficacy and safety over a 10-year period in a 28-year-old man.
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- 2Neurology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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