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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice2026

Targeting the Subthalamic Nucleus in MEGDEL Syndrome: A Case Report of a Clinically Effective Intervention for Debilitating Lingual Dyskinesia and Dystonia.

Philipp Köberle, Florian Lange, Ghadir Abbas, Philipp Capetian, Marius Vogt, Patrick Fricke, Cordula Matthies, Jens Volkmann, Martin Reich, Thomas Musacchio

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Article in Movement disorders clinical practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Philipp KöberleUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7278-8649
Florian LangeUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-7780
Ghadir AbbasUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7710-4260
Philipp CapetianUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.
Marius VogtInstitut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8297-1614
Patrick FrickeNeurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Cordula MatthiesNeurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-9411
Jens VolkmannUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-593X
Martin ReichUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9115-5136
Thomas MusacchioUniversitatsklinikum Würzburg Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8416-4106

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 424778381Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft TRR 295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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deep brain stimulation (DBS)dystonialingual dyskinesiaMEGDEL syndromesubthalamic nucleus

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PMID42813415
PMCPMC13625148

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