Why so many deep brain stimulation targets in Tourette's syndrome? Toward a broadening of the definition of the syndrome

J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2016 Jul;123(7):785-790. doi: 10.1007/s00702-015-1494-1. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

Authors

Mauro Porta¹, Christian Saleh², Edvin Zekaj³, Carlotta Zanaboni Dina², Alberto R Bona³, Domenico Servello³

Affiliations

¹ Tourette Center, Galeazzi Clinical and Research Hospital Center, Milan, Italy. mauroportamilano@gmail.com.
² Tourette Center, Galeazzi Clinical and Research Hospital Center, Milan, Italy.
³ Functional Neurosurgery, Galeazzi Clinical and Research Hospital Center, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 26739445
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-015-1494-1

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Publication types

Editorial
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Brain / anatomy & histology
Brain / physiology*
Deep Brain Stimulation / history
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Deep Brain Stimulation / standards
Deep Brain Stimulation / trends
History, 20th Century
Humans
Tourette Syndrome* / diagnostic imaging
Tourette Syndrome* / physiopathology
Tourette Syndrome* / therapy