Deep brain stimulation: current challenges and future directions

AM Lozano, N Lipsman, H Bergman, P Brown… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
The clinical use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) is among the most important advances in
the clinical neurosciences in the past two decades. As a surgical tool, DBS can directly …

Clinical presentation and management of dyskinetic cerebral palsy

E Monbaliu, K Himmelmann, JP Lin, E Ortibus… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Cerebral palsy is the most frequent cause of severe physical disability in childhood.
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (DCP) is the second most common type of cerebral palsy after …

Pharmacological and neurosurgical interventions for managing dystonia in cerebral palsy: a systematic review

D Fehlings, L Brown, A Harvey… - … Medicine & Child …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To systematically review evidence for pharmacological/neurosurgical interventions for
managing dystonia in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) to inform a care pathway. Method …

Deep brain stimulation for pediatric dystonia: a meta‐analysis with individual participant data

LM Elkaim, NM Alotaibi, A Sigal… - … Medicine & Child …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We performed a meta‐analysis with individual participant data of deep brain stimulation
(DBS) for dystonia in children and young people. Method Three databases (PubMed …

Quality of life after deep brain stimulation of pediatric patients with dyskinetic cerebral palsy: a prospective, single‐arm, multicenter study with a subsequent …

A Koy, AA Kuehn, J Huebl, GH Schneider… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with dyskinetic cerebral palsy are often severely impaired with limited
treatment options. The effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) are less pronounced than …

Cognitive functioning in dyskinetic cerebral palsy: Its relation to motor function, communication and epilepsy

J Ballester-Plané, O Laporta-Hoyos, A Macaya… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of motor function often accompanied by
cognitive impairment. There is a paucity of research focused on cognition in dyskinetic CP …

Deep brain stimulation of the internal pallidum in Lesch–Nyhan syndrome: clinical outcomes and connectivity analysis

K Tambirajoo, L Furlanetti, H Hasegawa… - … : Technology at the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Lesch–Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized
by a deficiency of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme. It manifests …

Recognizing the common origins of dystonia and the development of human movement: a manifesto of unmet needs in isolated childhood dystonias

JP Lin, N Nardocci - Frontiers in neurology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Dystonia in childhood may be severely disabling and often unremitting and unrecognized.
Considered a rare disorder, dystonic symptoms in childhood are pervasive in many …

Dystonia management: what to expect from the future? The perspectives of patients and clinicians within DystoniaNet Europe

M Smit, A Albanese, M Benson, MJ Edwards… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Improved care for people with dystonia presents a number of challenges. Major gaps in
knowledge exist with regard to how to optimize the diagnostic process, how to leverage …

Deep brain stimulation for childhood dystonia: current evidence and emerging practice

LM Elkaim, P De Vloo, SK Kalia… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Dystonia, one of the most common childhood movement disorders, is often
medically refractory and can lead to profound impacts on the child and their caretakers' …