Surgery

Surgical treatments for dystonia may be an option for individuals whose symptoms do not respond to oral medications or botulinum toxin injections. Researchers are actively refining current techniques and collecting information about which patients may benefit the most from surgical treatments.

The following topics are addressed in this section:

Peripheral Surgeries

• Cervical Dystonia
  • The Bertrand Procedure: Selective Peripheral Denervation

• Laryngeal Dystonia/Spasmodic Dysphonia
  • Selective Laryngeal Denervation and Reinnervation
  • Thyroplasty

• Blepharospasm
  • Myectomy Surgery

• Generalized Dystonia & Hemidystonia
  • Intrathecal Baclofen
  
  

Brain Surgery: Lesioning Procedures & Deep Brain Stimulation

• Lesioning Procedures: Pallidotomy & Thalamotomy
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Comparing Lesioning & DBS
• Children & Brain Surgery

Discussing Surgery with Your Doctor

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