Withdrawal of deep brain stimulation in patients with gilles de la tourette syndrome

Mov Disord. 2019 Dec;34(12):1925-1926. doi: 10.1002/mds.27909. Epub 2019 Nov 18.

Authors

Yuiko Kimura¹, Naoki Ikegaya¹, Keiya Iijima¹, Yutaro Takayama¹, Yuu Kaneko¹, Mayu Omori², Takanobu Kaido³, Yukiko Kano⁴, Masaki Iwasaki¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Health and Nutrition, Osaka Shoin Women's University, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Child Neuropsychiatry, Graduated School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 31737941
DOI: 10.1002/mds.27909

No abstract available

Keywords: Tourette's syndrome; centromedian parafascicular complex; deep brain stimulation; remission; tics.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Female
Humans
Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei
Male
Recurrence
Tourette Syndrome / psychology
Tourette Syndrome / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult