Application of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of childhood-onset dystonia in patients with MEPAN syndrome

Application of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of childhood-onset dystonia in patients with MEPAN syndrome

IntroductionMitochondrial Enoyl CoA Reductase Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration (MEPAN) syndrome is a rare inherited metabolic condition caused by MECR gene mutations. This gene encodes a protein essential for fatty acid synthesis, and defects cause progressively worsening childhood-onset dystoni...

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Main Authors: Jaya Nataraj, Jennifer A. MacLean, Jordan Davies, Joshua Kurtz, Amanda Salisbury, Mark A. Liker, Terence D. Sanger, Joffre Olaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
MEPAN
dystonia
deep brain stimulation
MECR
pediatrics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1307595/full

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