Antero‐ventral internal pallidum stimulation improves behavioral disorders in Lesch–Nyhan disease

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The Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by a deficiency in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase, a purine salvage enzyme. Affected individuals exhibit a characteristic neurobehavioral disorder with delayed acquisition of motor skills, dystonia, severe self-mutilations, and aggressive behavior. Deep brain stimulation has been previously proposed for controlling isolated...

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