Chronic high‐frequency deep‐brain stimulation in progressive myoclonic epilepsy in adulthood—Report of five cases

Summary Purpose: To assess the efficacy and tolerability of chronic high‐frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) in adult patients with progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME) syndromes. Methods: Five adult patients (four male, 28–39 years) with PME underwent chronic high‐frequency DBS according to a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epilepsia (Copenhagen) 2011-03, Vol.52 (3), p.489-496
Hauptverfasser:	Wille, Christian, Steinhoff, Bernhard J., Altenmüller, Dirk‐Matthias, Staack, Anke Maren, Bilic, Sofia, Nikkhah, Guido, Vesper, Jan
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anticonvulsants - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Combined Modality Therapy Deep brain stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation - methods Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dominance, Cerebral - physiology Electrical stimuli Electrodes Electroencephalography - methods Epilepsies, Myoclonic - physiopathology Epilepsies, Myoclonic - therapy Epilepsy Female Follow-Up Studies Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Long-Term Care Male Medical research Medical sciences Motor skill Myoclonic epilepsy Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Parkinson's disease Patients Seizures Side effects Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Solitary tract nucleus Stereotaxic Techniques Stereotaxy Substantia Nigra - physiopathology substantia nigra pars reticulata subthalamic nucleus Subthalamic Nucleus - physiopathology Surgery Treatment Outcome Ventral Thalamic Nuclei - physiopathology Walking
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