Alleviation of camptocormia by bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in a patient with Parkinson's disease.
Camptocormia, known also as "bent spine syndrome", is characterized by involuntary truncal flexion of the thoraco-lumbar spine that appears in the sitting or standing position. Although Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most frequent etiologic factor, this postural disorder responds poorly to levodopa or other medications. We report a PD patient in whom chronic bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation produced a striking alleviation of camptocormia.
Yamada
Kazumichi
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan. yamadakuzu@fc.kuh.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Goto
Santoshi
S
Matsuzaki
Kazuhito
K
Tamura
Tetsuya
T
Murase
Nagako
N
Shimazu
Hideki
H
Nagahiro
Shinji
S
Kuratsu
Jun-ichi
J
Kaji
Ryuji
R
D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents