RCTRandomized Controlled Trial
Pallidal deep-brain stimulation in primary generalized or segmental dystonia.
The New England journal of medicine2006
Andreas Kupsch Reiner Benecke Jörg Müller Thomas Trottenberg Gerd-Helge Schneider Werner Poewe Wilhelm Eisner Alexander Wolters Jan-Uwe Müller Günther Deuschl Marcus O Pinsker Inger Marie Skogseid Geir Ketil Roeste Juliane Vollmer-Haase Angela Brentrup Martin Krause Volker Tronnier Alfons Schnitzler Jürgen Voges Guido Nikkhah Jan Vesper Markus Naumann Jens Volkmann
PMID: 17093249View on PubMed
Abstract
Neurostimulation of the internal globus pallidus has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of primary dystonia. We compared this surgical treatment with sham stimulation in a randomized, controlled clinical trial.