Deep brain stimulation for severe secondary stereotypies

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Sep;20(9):1035-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.06.019. Epub 2014 Jun 30.

Authors

Amber Stocco¹, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Child Neurology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
² Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, The Smith Tower, Suite 1801, 6550 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: baizabaljf@hotmail.com.

PMID: 25012696
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.06.019

No abstract available

Keywords: Autism; Deep brain stimulation; Movement disorders; Stereotypies.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Autistic Disorder / diagnosis
Autistic Disorder / therapy
Brain / surgery*
Deep Brain Stimulation*
Female
Humans
Male
Stereotypic Movement Disorder / diagnosis
Stereotypic Movement Disorder / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult