Surgical Treatment of Tardive Dystonia in Nepal: A Case Report

Resha Shrestha; Takaomi Taira; Pranaya Shrestha; Pravesh Rajbhanari; Sudan Dhakal; Samir Acharya; Basant Pant

doi:10.3126/njn.v12i2.15899

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience (Oct 2016)

Surgical Treatment of Tardive Dystonia in Nepal: A Case Report

Resha Shrestha ,
Takaomi Taira ,
Pranaya Shrestha ,
Pravesh Rajbhanari ,
Sudan Dhakal ,
Samir Acharya ,
Basant Pant

Affiliations

Resha Shrestha: Department of Neurourgery Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
Takaomi Taira: Department of Neurourgery Tokyo Womens Medical University, Tokyo
Pranaya Shrestha: Department of Neurourgery Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
Pravesh Rajbhanari: Department of Neurourgery Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
Sudan Dhakal: Department of Neurourgery Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
Samir Acharya: Department of Neurourgery Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
Basant Pant: Department of Neurosurgery Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v12i2.15899
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 81 – 84

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Tardive dystonia is a subtype of dystonia which is seen in patients receiving antipsychotic treatment for long period. Medical treatment of tardive dystonia is very complex and many cases do not respond well to currently available treatment and sometimes can be irreversible. Surgical treatments like pallidotomy and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) have shown some promising results. We report this case of Tardive Dystonia who benefitted from Pallidotomy. We believe this is the first case in Nepal.

Published in Nepal Journal of Neuroscience

ISSN: 1813-1948 (Print); 1813-1956 (Online)
Publisher: NESON
Country of publisher: Nepal
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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