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Ten-year results of pallidal stimulation for cricopharyngeal dystonia with spasmodic dysphonia

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Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare, sporadic, neurocutaneous disorder classically characterized by a facial nevus in the trigeminal distribution (port wine stain), leptomeningeal angiomatosis, and glaucoma, although intracranial changes can be… Click to show full abstract

Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare, sporadic, neurocutaneous disorder classically characterized by a facial nevus in the trigeminal distribution (port wine stain), leptomeningeal angiomatosis, and glaucoma, although intracranial changes can be present without cutaneous involvement.1 Seizures occur in up to 75% of individuals, are often associated with headache, and stroke-like episodes causing prolonged neurologic deficits are also described.1,2

Keywords: cricopharyngeal dystonia; ten year; stimulation cricopharyngeal; pallidal stimulation; results pallidal; year results

Journal Title: Neurology
Year Published: 2017

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