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CompletedNCT00139308

High Frequency Stimulation of the GPi or Thalamus in Tourette's Syndrome

Pilot Study of Internal Globus Pallidus or Median Centre of the Thalamus High Frequency Stimulation for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Tourette's Syndrome

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
Sponsor
Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Tourette's syndrome is a disabling neuropsychiatric disorder with major psychosocial consequences in some patients. The pathophysiology is still unknown. Some data suggest an dysfunction of limbic circuits in basal ganglia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of high frequency stimulation of the internal part of the globus pallidus and/or parafascicular-median centre of the thalamus, two structures implicated in the limbic circuit, in patients with severe Tourette's syndrome.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEhigh frequency stimulation

Timeline

First posted
2005-08-31
Last updated
2005-08-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France

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