Deep brain stimulation of the internal pallidum did not improve chorea in a patient with neuro-acanthocytosis

G Wihl; J Volkmann; N Allert; R Lehrke; V Sturm; H J Freund

doi:10.1002/mds.1109

Deep brain stimulation of the internal pallidum did not improve chorea in a patient with neuro-acanthocytosis

Mov Disord. 2001 May;16(3):572-5. doi: 10.1002/mds.1109.

Authors

G Wihl¹, J Volkmann, N Allert, R Lehrke, V Sturm, H J Freund

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. wihl@uni-duesseldorf.de

PMID: 11391763
DOI: 10.1002/mds.1109

Abstract

We report the failure of bilateral globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation to improve chorea in a patient with chorea-acanthocytosis. Prior to this surgery the patient had experienced a striking but short lived amelioration of symptoms with clozapine therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chorea / diagnosis
Chorea / therapy*
Disease Progression
Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods*
Electrodes, Implanted
Globus Pallidus* / surgery
Humans
Male
Treatment Failure