title: Gait and posture assessments of a patient treated with deep brain stimulation in dystonia using three-dimensional motion analysis systems.
abstract: Kinesiologic analysis of gait disorders, postural instabilities and abnormal movements is quite difficult to assess objectively by clinical observation, such as by specific scale and video recordings. In this study, we reported one of the aspects of the usefulness of three-dimensional motion analysis (Vicon Systems, Oxford, United Kingdom), which can measure inclusive data of movement disorders and substitute for conventional assessments. A 49-year-old man who had various dystonic symptoms, mainly on his left side of the body, responded well to deep brain stimulation (DBS). The examination quantified how the involuntary movements or other symptoms with dystonia changed before and after treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigetaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Waka
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Michiharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashihara
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okahisa
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gotoh
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagahiro
authors.forename: Shinjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: Natsuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yasui
mesh_terms: D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009038:Motion; D011187:Posture