Neurosurgical treatment for dystonia: long-term outcome in a case series of 80 patients.

Introduction: In this study, we assessed the outcomes of patients with dystonia who underwent surgery treatment following the same algorithm.

Patients And Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with dystonia were submitted to neurosurgical management by means of intrathecal pump implantation, pallidotomy or deep brain stimulation (GPi or VIM). These patients included 48 patients with primary dystonia and 32 patients with secondary dystonia.