Severe Whip-Like Cervical Tics as an Indication For Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation: Report of Two Cases
This case report presents two cases in which deep brain stimulation (DBS) was effective for patients with Tourette syndrome exhibiting severe cervical tics. Through this report, we demonstrate the potential effectiveness of DBS as a treatment to reduce the risk of cervical spinal cord injury caused by severe cervical tics.
Authors
- Miles Tsuji
- Takashi Morishita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-7776)
- Hitoshi Iida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2180-9998)
- Kei Yamashiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6871-0792)
- Hiroshi Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-1329)
- Yasuhiko Baba
- Atsushi Hirota
Institutions
- Fukuoka University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1010
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science