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Pallidal neurostimulation versus botulinum toxin injections in the treatment of cervical dystonia: protocol of a randomized, sham-controlled trial (StimTox-CD)

BACKGROUND: Selective peripheral denervation via botulinum neurotoxin injections into dystonic muscles is the first-line treatment for cervical dystonia. Pallidal neurostimulation is a potent alternative, but currently restricted to patients failing on neurotoxin therapy. As botulinum neurotoxin is...

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Autores principales: Odorfer, Thorsten M., Malzahn, Uwe, Matthies, Cordula, Heuschmann, Peter U., Volkmann, Jens
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7650073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42466-019-0007-3