Outcome of pallidal deep brain stimulation in meige syndrome.

Objective: Meige syndrome is the combination of blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia. We assessed the surgical results of bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with medically refractory Meige syndrome.

Methods: Eleven patients were retrospectively analyzed with follow-ups of more than 12 months.

Pallidal deep brain stimulation in primary cervical dystonia with phasic type : clinical outcome and postoperative course.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze in detail the relationship between outcome and time course of effect in medically refractory primary cervical dystonia (CD) with phasic type that was treated by bilateral globus pallidus internus (Gpi) deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Methods: Six patients underwent bilateral implantation of DBS into the Gpi under the guide of microelectrode recording and were followed for 18.7 +/- 11.