Pallidal deep brain stimulation improves quality of life in segmental and generalized dystonia: Results from a prospective, randomized sham-controlled trial

Joerg Mueller, Inger M. Skogseid, Reiner Benecke, Andreas Kupsch, Thomas Trottenberg, Werner Poewe, Gerd H. Schneider, Wilhelm Eisner, Alexander Wolters, J. U. Müller, Günther Deuschl, Marcus O. Pinsker, Geir K. Roeste, Juliane Vollmer-Haase, Angela Brentrup, Martin Krause, Volker Tronnier, Alfons Schnitzler, Jüergen Voges, Guido NikkhahJan Vesper, Markus Naumann, Jens Volkmann*

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
114 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

As part of the first randomized, sham-timulation controlled trial on deep brain stimulation (DBS) in primary segmental or generalized dystonia, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed by SF-36. After the 3-month sham-controlled phase, significant HRQoL improvement occurred only in the active-stimulation group. The open-label extension phase resulted in a significant improvement in all SF-36 domains following 6 months of neurostimulation. These results demonstrate a favorable impact of DBS on HRQoL in primary dystonia.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftMovement Disorders
Jahrgang23
Ausgabenummer1
Seiten (von - bis)131-134
Seitenumfang4
ISSN0885-3185
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15.01.2008

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