Bilateral Stereotactic Thalamotomy for Bilateral Musician's Hand Dystonia

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• 作者：Shiro Horisawa¹ ; Shinichi Goto² ; Takeshi Nakajima³ ; Takakazu Kawamata¹ ; Takaomi Taira¹ ; ^{ttaira@nij.twmu.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Focal hand dystonia ; Musician's dystonia ; Thalamotomy
• 刊名：World Neurosurgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：92
• 期：Complete
• 页码：585.e21-585.e25
• 全文大小：1438 K

文摘

Focal hand dystonia in musicians, also known as musician's dystonia, is a task-specific movement disorder characterized by unwanted involuntary muscle contractions occurring only when playing a musical instrument.

Case Description

15">Case 1 was a 50-year-old female professional pianist who underwent staged bilateral ventro-oral (Vo) thalamotomy, with an interval between the first and second surgery of 4 years. The first surgery (right Vo thalamotomy) led to significant improvements in dystonic symptoms without any complications. Pre- and postoperative Tubiana's musician's dystonia scale (TMDS) scores were 2 and 5, respectively. The second surgery (left Vo thalamotomy) also led to significant improvements in dystonic symptoms, with dysarthria and verbal recall disturbance resolving within 3 months. Pre- and postoperative TMDS scores were 2 and 5, respectively. The patient was subsequently able to return to live-stage performances. Case 2 was a 48-year-old male clarinet repair technician who underwent staged bilateral Vo thalamotomy, with an interval between the first and second surgery of 13 months. The first surgery (right Vo thalamotomy) led to dramatic improvements in symptoms without any complications. Pre- and postoperative TMDS scores were 2 and 5, respectively. The second surgery (left Vo thalamotomy) also led to significant improvements in symptoms with transient hypophonia. Pre- and postoperative TMDS scores were 2 and 5, respectively. The patient was subsequently able to return to work without difficulty.

Conclusions

The findings in these 2 cases indicate the utility of bilateral stereotactic Vo thalamotomy in the treatment of medically intractable musician's dystonia affecting both hands.