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Published in final edited form as: Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Feb 28;18(5):414–425. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.02.001

Table 3.

Response to bilateral GPi DBS in THAP1 dystonia

Variant Gender Age of
Onset
Distribution Age at
Surgery
Response to Surgery Reference
N69del M 7 G (neck, arms, legs, trunk).
Pre-op BFMDRS: 24
9 post-op BFMDRS: 18 (25% ↓) Groen et al.
[28]
N69del M 10 G (tongue-jaw, neck, arms,
legs, trunk).
Pre-op BFMDRS: 40
39 post-op BFMDRS: 18 (55% ↓) Groen et
al.[28]
N136K F 9 G (upper face, tongue-jaw,
larynx, neck, arms, legs,
trunk). Pre-op BFMDRS: 79.5
48 post-op BFMDRS: 50 (37% ↓) Groen et
al.[28]
T59I M 6 G (upper face, tongue-jaw,
larynx, neck, arms, legs,
trunk). Pre-op BFMDRS: 31
23 post-op BFMDRS: 26 (16% ↓) Groen et
al.[28]
L71L M 54 Pre-op TWSTRS: 20 70 post-op TWSTRS: 16 (20% ↓) Groen et
al.[28]
R13H M 6 S (upper face, lower face,
tongue-jaw, larynx, neck,
arms, trunk). Pre-op BFMDRS:
37
28 mild improvement in neck and arm
dystonia; but no significant improvement
in laryngeal, lower facial, or tongue-jaw
dystonia
Zittel et al.
[38]
S130Sfs*4 M 9 G (lower face, tongue-jaw,
larynx, neck, arms, legs,
trunk). Pre-op BFMDRS: 71
28 moderate improvement in appendicular
dystonia; but no significant improvement
in cranial, laryngeal or neck dystonia
Zittel et al.
[38]
S6P F 13 G (tongue-jaw, neck, larynx,
arms, legs)
NA mild to markeda Clot et
al.[47]
A7Efs*23 M 9 S (tongue-jaw, neck, larynx,
arms)
NA mild to markeda Clot et
al.[47]
N69del M 11 G (upper face, neck, arms,
legs)
NA mild to markeda Clot et
al.[47]
P30R M 8 G (larynx, tongue-jaw, neck,
trunk, arms, legs). Pre-op
BFMDS: 41
11 marked improvement over 2 mo.
Post-op BFMDS: 3 (93% ↓)
Jech et
al.[45]
F45Lfs*29 M 3 G (larynx, neck, arm, leg). Pre-
op BFMDRS: 40
15 mild improvement. Post-op BFMDRS: 27 (33% ↓) Panov et
al.[44]
M1?(c.2delT) F 25 G (arm, tongue-jaw, leg). Pre-
op BFMDRS: 20.5
36 mild improvement. Post-op BFMDRS: 16.5 (20% ↓) Panov et
al.[44]
C54Y M 6 G (jaw, neck, arm, leg). Pre-op
BFMDRS: 77.5
23 moderate improvement
Post-op BFMDRS: 21 (73% ↓)
Panov et
al.[44]
K16E M 6 G (upper face, lower face,
tongue-jaw, larynx, neck,
arms, legs, trunk)
43 mild improvement in laryngeal and tongue-
jaw dystonia; moderate improvement in
facial, neck, arm, leg and trunk dystonia
LeDoux et
al.

BFMDRS, Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale - motor score. TWSTRS-M, Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale - motor score.

a

Clot et al.[47] summarized the results in their 3 patients as mild to marked.