Case Report
Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation for Disabling Diabetic Hemiballism/Hemichorea
Table 1
Summary of stereotactic surgery for diabetic hemichorea/hemiballism.
| | Study/year | Number of patients | Age/sex | Timing of surgery | Surgery (lesion/DBS) | Results | follow-up period | Remarks |
| | Takamatsu et al. [6], 1995 | 1 | 57/f | 1.5 mo. | VL lesion | Excellent | 4 years | | | Nakano et al. [8], 2005 | 1 | 65/m | 5 mo. | VO (Voa, Vop) DBS | Effective | 9 mo. | Persistent HH in off stimulation | | Goto et al. [7], 2010 | 1 | 78/f | N/A | GPi lesion | Excellent | 12 mo. | HH immediately disappeared | | Current case, 2017 | 1 | 46/f | 6 mo. | GPi DBS | Effective | 16 mo. | Persistent HH in off stimulation |
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GPi: globus pallidus internus; HH: hemichorea/hemiballism; mo: months; VL: ventral lateral nucleus; VO: ventralis oralis; Voa: ventralis oralis anterior; Vop: ventralis oralis posterior.
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