Deep brain stimulation in Tourette's Syndrome
Objective: Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is defined by one year of persistent motor and vocal tics. Often, the tics are refractory to conventional pharmacologic and psychobehavioral interventions. In these patients, deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be an appropriate intervention. This paper reviews diffe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00170/full |