Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette-Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: A significant proportion of patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) continue to experience symptoms across adulthood that in severe cases fail to respond to standard therapies. For these cases, deep brain stimulation (DBS) is emerging as a promising treatment option. Objective: We conducted...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Baldermann, Thomas Schüller, Daniel Huys, Ingrid Becker, Lars Timmermann, Frank Jessen, Veerle Visser-Vandewalle, Jens Kuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
DBS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X15012279