ABSTRACT
Surgical treatment options for patients with medically refractory dystonia are gaining increased attention and acceptance over the past few years.1-3 Surgery can provide more permanent relief of disabling dystonic movement disorders, and it can effectively prevent secondary complications of dystonia. More recently, there has been considerable reinterest in functional stereotactic neurosurgery to treat dystonia, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become one of the most important therapeutic tools.4,5 In the following sections, we provide a short overview on the history of surgical treatment of dystonia and discuss current treatment options.
