Long-Term Efficacy of Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation in Myoclonus-Dystonia Associated with KCNN2 Gene Mutation: A Case Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Stodulska, O.; Milanowski, L.; Koziorowski, D.; Mandat, T.; Szlufik, S. Long-Term Efficacy of Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation in Myoclonus-Dystonia Associated with KCNN2 Gene Mutation: A Case Study. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 7736. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26167736
Stodulska O, Milanowski L, Koziorowski D, Mandat T, Szlufik S. Long-Term Efficacy of Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation in Myoclonus-Dystonia Associated with KCNN2 Gene Mutation: A Case Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025; 26(16):7736. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26167736
Chicago/Turabian StyleStodulska, Olga, Lukasz Milanowski, Dariusz Koziorowski, Tomasz Mandat, and Stanislaw Szlufik. 2025. "Long-Term Efficacy of Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation in Myoclonus-Dystonia Associated with KCNN2 Gene Mutation: A Case Study" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26, no. 16: 7736. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26167736
APA StyleStodulska, O., Milanowski, L., Koziorowski, D., Mandat, T., & Szlufik, S. (2025). Long-Term Efficacy of Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation in Myoclonus-Dystonia Associated with KCNN2 Gene Mutation: A Case Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(16), 7736. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26167736