EP 10. Pallidal stimulation affects speech fluency in dystonia

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus interna (GPi) used in treatment of pharmacoresistant dystonic syndromes is potentially accompanied by several side effects including disorders of speech. Stuttering-like dysfluencies appeared with basal ganglia dysfunction and were occasionally reported as a consequence of GPi DBS in a few cases with dystonia (Nebel et al., 2009).

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