title: Management of a hemidystonic patient with thalamotomy, campotomy and cervical dorsal root entry zone operation.
abstract: Several medical and surgical procedures have been presented for treatment of dystonia. Thalamotomy, pallidotomy, and campotomy are some of the surgical choices. This study presents a patient with dystonia who underwent a cervical dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) operation after thalamotomy and campotomy. A 23-year-old man who was resistant to medical treatment presented with left hemidystonia. Thalamotomy and campotomy were performed. The patient remarkably benefited from the procedure but dystonic complaints in his left arm continued. A cervical DREZ operation was performed 5 years after the first operation and the dystonic complaints decreased after the surgery. This article presents a new aspect for the treatment of dystonia. Based on the outcomes of the treatment, DREZ operation may be suggested as an alternative surgical treatment for patients with segmental dystonia located in the extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. gokmenkahil@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gokmen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahilogullari
authors.forename: Hasan Caglar
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savas
authors.forename: Ebru Bilge
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Dirik
authors.forename: M Cenk
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Akbostanci
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elibol
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanpolat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000601:surgery; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019090:Case Management; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013788:Thalamus / Q000601:surgery*; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A