Treatment for primary cervical dystonia

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Deep brain stimulation for primary cervical dystonia.” (Neurology. 2007 Feb 6;68(6):457-9). Authors are Hung SW, Hamani C, Lozano AM, et al., from the Movement Disorders Centre, Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. Deep brain stimulation involves putting the tip of a hair-thin wire down inside the brain in a special area that controls movement. The wire connects to a device, called a neurostimulator, that sends tiny electrical impulses down the wire into the brain. Ten patients with severe cervical dystonia (CD, also called torticollis, cervical dystonia) unresponsive to medical treatment underwent bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS). Аfter 6 months reported more than 50 percent relief of symptoms, including pain. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.