title: Globus pallidus interna deep brain stimulation in a patient with medically intractable meige syndrome.
abstract: Medical therapies in patients with Meige syndrome, including botulinum toxin injection, have been limited because of incomplete response or adverse side effects. We evaluated a patient with Meige syndrome who was successfully treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the globus pallidus interna (GPi). This case report and other previous reports suggest that bilateral GPi DBS may be an effective treatment for medically refractory Meige syndrome, without significant adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Woong
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital and Catholic Neuroscience Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung-Chul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joong-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Deep brain stimulation; Globus pallidus interna; Meige syndrome