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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
ISSN: 1394-195X
Vol. 24, No. 2, 2017, pp. 87-93
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Bioline Code: mj17025
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2017, pp. 87-93
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Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Movement Disorders: An Experience in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) Involving 12 Patients
Lim, Liang Hooi; Diana, Noma Fitzrol; Rajapathy, Senthil Kumar; Tan, Yew Chin; Sanihah, Abdul Halim; Kandasamy, Regunath; Wan Hassan, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin; Badrisyah, Idris; Abdul Rahman Izaini, Ghani; Zamzuri, Idris; Tharakan, John; Nunta-Aree, Sarun & Jafri Malin, Abdullah
Abstract
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) was first introduced in 1987 to the developed world. As a
developing country Malaysia begun its movement disorder program by doing ablation therapy
using the Radionics system. Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia a rural based teaching hospital had
to take into consideration both health economics and outcomes in the area that it was providing
neurosurgical care for when it initiated its Deep Brain Stimulation program. Most of the patients
were from the low to medium social economic groups and could not afford payment for a DBS
implant. We concentrated our DBS services to Parkinson's disease, Tourette's Syndrome and
dystonia patients who had exhausted medical therapy. The case series of these patients and their
follow-up are presented in this brief communication.
Keywords
deep brain stimulation; Malaysia; movement disorders; dystonia; Parkinson
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