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The International Classification of Functioning (ICF) to evaluate deep brain stimulation neuromodulation in childhood dystonia-hyperkinesia informs future clinical & research priorities in a multidisciplinary model of care

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach illustrates how motor classification systems, assessments and outcome measures currently available have been applied to a national cohort of children and young people with dystonia and other hyperkinetic movement disorders (HMD) particularly with a focus on dyskinetic cerebral palsy (CP). The paper is divided in 3 sections. Firstly, we describe the service model adopted by the Complex Motor Disorders Service (CMDS) at Evelina London Children's Hospital and King's College Hospital (ELCH-KCH) for deep brain stimulation. We describe lessons learnt from available dystonia studies and discuss/propose ways to measure DBS and other dystonia-related intervention outcomes. We aim to report on current available functional outcome measures as well as some impairment-based assessments that can encourage and generate discussion among movement disorders specialists of different backgrounds regarding choice of the most important areas to be measured after DBS and other interventions for dystonia management. Finally, some recommendations for multi-centre collaboration in regards to functional clinical outcomes and research methodologies for dystonia-related interventions are proposed.

Source: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.08.016

Authors: Hortensia Gimeno, Jean-Pierre Lin

Institutions: King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London Children's Healthcare

Language: English

Topic: Neurological disorders and treatments

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,940