Abstract
Stereotatic radiosurgery is typically not the first line of treatment for cervical dystonia. We present a patient with a rare cervical dystonia induced by a venous angioma in the right basal ganglion. The patient was successfully treated with a gamma knife thalamotomy after failed treatments of botulinum toxin injections and peripheral denervation.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / complications
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Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / surgery*
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Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use
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Central Nervous System Venous Angioma / complications
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Central Nervous System Venous Angioma / surgery*
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Denervation
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Radiosurgery / methods*
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Thalamus / pathology
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Torticollis / etiology
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Torticollis / surgery*