Deep brain stimulation for Tourette’s syndrome: the case for targeting the thalamic centromedian-parafascicular complex.

Tourette syndrome is a neurologic condition characterized by both motor and phonic tics and is typically associated with psychiatric comorbidities, including obsessive-compulsive disorder/behavior and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and can be psychologically and socially debilitating. It...

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Main Authors: Paola Testini, Hoon-Ki Min, Asif Bashir, Kendall H Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
DBS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2016.00193/full