Severe Adult‐Onset <scp>POLG</scp> ‐Related Hemidystonia Responding to Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation
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Authors
- Shannon Shaffer
- Ryu Komatsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-8680)
- Benjamin L. Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-6873)
- Saar Anis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-4505)
- Janine Hsu
- Andre Machado
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- The Neurological Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70513
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00