Deep brain stimulation in idiopathic dystonia: clinical characterisation of a cohort of patients with therapeutic failure of GPi-DBS - GPi-DBS-failure

Klinik und Poliklinik fuer NeurologieUniklinik KölnMedizinische Fakultaet der Universitaet zu Koeln0 sites24 target enrollmentJuly 11, 2011

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: insufficient response to deep brain stimulation of the internal part of the globus pallidus
Sponsor: Klinik und Poliklinik fuer NeurologieUniklinik KölnMedizinische Fakultaet der Universitaet zu Koeln
Enrollment: 24
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

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Start Date

July 11, 2011

End Date

July 20, 2015

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Observational

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Klinik und Poliklinik fuer NeurologieUniklinik KölnMedizinische Fakultaet der Universitaet zu Koeln

•age between 18\-85 years
•\- diagnosis of idiopathic dystonia at time of surgery
•\- bilateral GPI\-DBS
•\- poor response to GPI\-DBS (less than 30 % improvement on the BFMDRS\-M compared to preoperative state)
•\- stable clinical status after GPi\-DBS for a minimum of 3 months
•\- written informed consent given by patient
•\- no other severe neurological or other clinical problem

•\- other severe neurological disease (dementia, epilepsy)
•\- persons who are not legally competent, minors and indivduals who have been under custody due to a court ruling or by decision of public authorities