Bilateral pallidotomy for generalized dystonia Palidotomia bilateral para distonias generalizadas

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of bilateral pallidotomies in five patients with generalized dystonia. BACKGROUND: Generalized dystonias are frequently a therapeutic challenge, with poor responses to pharmacological treatment. GPi (globus pallidus internus) pallidotomies for Parkinson...

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Main Authors: Hélio A. G. Teive, Daniel Simões de Sá, César Vinícius Grande, Affonso Antoniuk, Lineu Cesar Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2001-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000300008
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