Outcomes of Unilateral Pallidotomy in Focal and Hemidystonia Cases: A Single-Blind Cohort Study.
Paresh K DoshiManish BaldiaEoin MulroyJoachim K KraussKailash P BhatiaPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2023)
Pallidotomy is effective for hemidystonia or focal dystonia in the short term. Continued benefit was seen in the longer term in some patients, whereas others worsened. Larger studies may be able to explain this in future.