Excellent response to deep brain stimulation in a young girl with GNAO1-related progressive choreoathetosis

Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Sep;32(9):1567-8. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3139-6. Epub 2016 Jun 9.

Authors

Sanem Yilmaz¹, Tuncer Turhan², Serdar Ceylaner³, Sarenur Gökben⁴, Hasan Tekgul⁴, Gul Serdaroglu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Ege University Medical Faculty, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. sanemeyll@gmail.com.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
³ Intergen Genetics Center, Konur Is Merkezi, Ankara, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Ege University Medical Faculty, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.

PMID: 27278281
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-016-3139-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Disease Progression*
Female
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / genetics*
Humans
Infant
Movement Disorders / genetics*
Movement Disorders / therapy*
Mutation / genetics
Treatment Outcome

Substances

GNAO1 protein, human
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go