Abstract

Objective: Globus pallidus internus (GPI) deep brain stimulation (DBS) offers a very effective stereotactic neurosurgical therapy for medically intractable dystonia. Although generalized dystonia is presenting mainly at young age and might be severely disabling, GPI-DBS is still usually not applied in the early course of the disease. We here present the immediate post-operative results and clinical follow for 5 paediatric/juvenile patients undergoing GPI-DBS.

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