Deep Brain Stimulation in Tourette's Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Tourette's syndrome (TS) is defined by 1 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 different DBS targets in TS, discusses existing evidence on the efficacy of DBS in TS, highlights adverse effects of the procedure, discusses indications and patient selection as well as future directions for DBS in TS.

Methods

A literature review searching PubMed database entries between 2000 and 2015. Search terms included "DBS in Tourette Syndrome", "Deep brain stimulation in Tourette syndrome," and "Surgical management of Tourette Syndrome."

Results

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SUBMITTER: Fraint A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4523794 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature