title: Treatment of idiopathic head drop (camptocephalia) by deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus.
abstract: Deep brain stimulation of the globus pallidus internus has been shown to be beneficial in a small number of patients suffering from axial dystonias. However, it has not yet been reported as an effective treatment for the alleviation of idiopathic head drop. The authors describe a 49-year-old woman with idiopathic cervical dystonia (camptocephalia) who was unable to raise her head > 30 degrees when standing or sitting; her symptoms would abate when lying down. This disabling neurological condition was treated successfully with bilateral chronic electrical stimulation of the globus pallidus internus.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens Medical School, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece. sakasde@med.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Damianos E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sakas
authors.forename: Ioannis G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Panourias
authors.forename: Efstathios J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Boviatsis
authors.forename: Marios S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Themistocleous
authors.forename: Lambis C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Stavrinou
authors.forename: Pantelis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stathis
authors.forename: Stylianos D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gatzonis
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005917:Globus Pallidus; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014103:Torticollis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*