Deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonia (IMAGE)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonia

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In patients with cervical dystonia, symptom improvement was associated with stimulation of blue tracts; in patients with generalized dystonia, with stimulation of yellow tracts. The background shows sections from the BigBrain atlas, a histological map of the brain.

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Charité | Andreas Horn

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