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Myoclonus and tremor response to thalamic deep brain stimulation parameters in a patient with inherited myoclonus-dystonia syndrome.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Apr 2009
Kuncel Alexis M, Turner Dennis A, Ozelius Laurie J, Greene Paul E, Grill Warren M, Stacy Mark A
Abstract excerpt
We present a 74-year-old woman with inherited myoclonus-dystonia, with predominant myoclonus and a novel mutation in the epsilon-sarcoglycan gene. The patient reports a life-long history of rapid, jerking movements, most severe in the upper extremities as well as a postural and action tremor. Bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus was performed, and the patient...
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