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ArticleBrain sciences2021

Transient Complete Resolution of Tourette Syndrome Symptoms Following Personalized Depth Electrode Placement.

Jennifer A MacLean, Diana Ferman, Jason K Chu, Mark A Liker, Terence D Sanger

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer A MacLeanDepartment of Neurology, Children's Health of Orange County, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Diana FermanDepartment of Neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Jason K ChuDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Mark A LikerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Terence D SangerDepartment of Neurology, Children's Health of Orange County, Orange, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1837-6044
University of Southern California · USChildren's Hospital of Orange County · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment refractory Tourette syndrome has been shown to be improved with deep brain stimulation, but with multiple possible stimulation locations and variable and incomplete benefit. This study presents a single case of complete amelioration of motor and verbal tics in a patient with Tourette syndrome during placement of 12 stereo-EEG electrodes to identify optimal targets for permanent stimulating electrodes. Subsequently, substantial improvement in motor and verbal tic frequency occurred with placement and programming of permanent electrodes in bilateral globus pallidus internus and nucleus accumbens, but without the complete resolution seen during depth electrode placement. We suggest that simultaneous stimulation at multiple patient-specific targets could provide effective control of Tourette symptomatology, but further study will be needed.

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deep brain stimulationpediatricstereo EEGtargetingTourette syndrome

Identifiers

PMID34942861
PMCPMC8699357
OpenAlexW3217271602

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