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Unilateral pallidal stimulation for segmental cervical and truncal dystonia: which side?
Francisco Escamilla-Sevilla1, Adolfo Mínguez-Castellanos, Ventura Arjona-Morón
1Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada, Spain.
Abstract:
We present a 24-year-old man with idiopathic segmental cervical and truncal dystonia of juvenile onset. His condition improved after unilateral stimulation of the internal globus pallidus ipsilateral to the contracting sternocleidomastoid muscle.