title: Surgery for dystonia.
abstract: The functional organization of basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuitry and its application to surgical approaches for dystonia are discussed in this article. A model for dystonia based on neuronal recordings from patients with dystonia is presented, followed by a review of the literature concerning the role of ablative surgery for the treatment of dystonia. Lastly, alternative approaches for the surgical treatment of dystonia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vitek
mesh_terms: D004421:Dystonia / Q000601:surgery*; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000601:surgery*