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*

*Corresponding author for this work
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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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMovement Disorders
Volume23
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)131-134
Number of pages4
ISSN0885-3185
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15.01.2008

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