Gait and posture assessments of a patient treated with deep brain stimulation in dystonia using three-dimensional motion analysis systems.

Abstract

Kinesiologic analysis of gait disorders, postural instabilities and abnormal movements is quite difficult to assess objectively by clinical observation, such as by specific scale and video recordings. In this study, we reported one of the aspects of the usefulness of three-dimensional motion analysis (Vicon Systems, Oxford, United Kingdom), which can measure inclusive data of movement disorders and substitute for conventional assessments. A 49-year-old man who had various dystonic symptoms, mainly on his left side of the body, responded well to deep brain stimulation (DBS). The examination quantified how the involuntary movements or other symptoms with dystonia changed before and after treatments.

• Authors: Shigetaka Nakao, Koji Komatsu, Waka Sakai, Michiharu Kashihara, Yuki Masuda, Koji Nishikawa, Tetsuya Okahisa, Shin Kondo, Toshifumi Osawa, Ryuji Kaji, Satoshi Gotoh, Shinji Nagahiro, Shinjiro Takata, Natsuo Yasui
• Journal: The journal of medical investigation : JMI (J Med Invest) Vol. 58 Issue 3-4 Pg. 264-72 (Aug 2011) ISSN: 1349-6867 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 21921430 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Deep Brain Stimulation (methods)
• Dystonia (physiopathology, therapy)
• Gait
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Motion
• Posture