Deep brain stimulation of the antero-medial globus pallidus interna for Tourette syndrome.

BACKGROUND:We have previously reported the results of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the antero-medial globus pallidus interna (GPi) for severe Tourette Syndrome (TS) in 11 patients. We extend this case series to 17 patients and a longer follow-up to a maximum of 46 months. METHODS:17 patients (14...

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Main Authors: Perminder S Sachdev, Adith Mohan, Elisabeth Cannon, John D Crawford, Paul Silberstein, Raymond Cook, Terrence Coyne, Peter A Silburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4138156?pdf=render