title: Unilateral deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus alleviates tardive dyskinesia.
abstract: We describe a patient with fluspirilene-induced tardive dyskinesia of the choreiform oro-facial-laryngeal type resistant to various conservative approaches for 7 years who underwent deep brain stimulation of the internal pallidal globe. We found immediate and marked suppression of her perioral involuntary movements with unilateral stimulation at 60 Hz.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany. schrader.christoph@mh-hannover.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schrader
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peschel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petermeyer
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dengler
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hellwig
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014743:Videotape Recording