Deep brain stimulation reduces pain in children with dystonia, including in dyskinetic cerebral palsy.
Sarah PeridesJean-Pierre LinGeraldine LeeHortensia GimenoDaniel E LumsdenKeyoumars AshkanRichard SelwayMargaret KaminskaPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2020)
Dystonic pain is frequent in children with dystonia, including those with CP, who undergo DBS; this can be an important, realizable goal of surgery irrespective of aetiology. We encourage the use of multimodal approach in pain research to reduce the risk of bias.