title: Alleviation of camptocormia by bilateral subthalamic nucleus stimulation in a patient with Parkinson's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Kazumichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Santoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Nagako
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimazu
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagahiro
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuratsu
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaji
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents