title: Effect of deep brain subthalamic stimulation on camptocormia and postural abnormalities in idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Camptocormia has been described in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). We present a patient with young-onset PD in whom the disease progressed over 25 years to a crippling state with severe camptocormia and bent knees. The camptocormia along with other parkinsonian symptoms improved dramatically after bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqwa, Israel.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hellmann
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Djaldetti
authors.forename: Zvi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: Eldad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melamed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects*