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ArticleAnnals of clinical and translational neurology2020

Radiofrequency ablation for DYT-28 dystonia: short term follow-up of three adult cases.

Shiro Horisawa, Kenkou Azuma, Hiroyuki Akagawa, Taku Nonaka, Takakazu Kawamata, Takaomi Taira

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Article in Annals of clinical and translational neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical, imaging and genetic profile of KMT2B-related dystonia: a review of published cases.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  4. Unilateral pallidothalamic tractotomy at Forel's field H1 for cervical dystonia.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shiro HorisawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3016-3244
Kenkou AzumaTokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki AkagawaTokyo Women's Medical University Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
Taku NonakaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takakazu KawamataDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takaomi TairaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Women's Medical University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the lysine methyltransferase 2B (KMT2B) gene have recently been reported to be associated with childhood-onset generalized dystonia. There have been no studies investigating ablative treatments for the management of this disorder. Three patients underwent either a staged unilateral pallidotomy and contralateral pallidothalamic tractotomy (19-year-old man, 2-year follow-up), a unilateral pallidothalamic tractotomy (34-year-old man, 6-month follow-up) or a simultaneous unilateral pallidothalamic tractotomy and ventro-oral thalamotomy (29-year-old man, 6-month follow-up). The average total patient score on the Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale-Movement Scale improved from 39.5 to 13.2 (66.6%) after the procedures. No significant complications were identified. Ablative treatments appear to be a promising alternative surgical option for generalized dystonia with KMT2B mutation.

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AdolescentAdultChildDeep Brain StimulationDystoniaDystonic DisordersFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMutationPallidotomyRadiofrequency AblationYoung Adult

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PMCPMC7545596
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