These videos show patients with cervical dystonia, Meige syndrome and other forms of dystonia who were treated with deep brain stimulation by Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD at Neuromodulation in Turkey in Istanbul. Every patient gave written consent for publication. Each video belongs to a playlist on our YouTube channel, available in English, Russian, Arabic and French.
Results differ from patient to patient. In dystonia, improvement after DBS builds gradually over months, which several of these follow-up videos show.
Cervical dystonia
The Footage Speaks: Four Years of Follow-Up Care for Cervical Dystonia — DBS in TurkeyVideo follow-up of a patient with cervical dystonia over four years after deep brain stimulation at Neuromodulation in Turkey.
Blending Back In: How DBS Restored Confidence After Cervical Dystonia — in TurkeyA patient with cervical dystonia talks about returning to everyday social life after deep brain stimulation in Istanbul.
From Diagnosis to the Dance Floor: Cervical Dystonia & DBS in TurkeyThe journey of a patient with cervical dystonia from diagnosis to deep brain stimulation at Neuromodulation in Turkey.
When Three Conditions Overlap, Precision Matters Most: An Uzbek Patient's DBS JourneyA patient from Uzbekistan with overlapping movement problems, including cervical dystonia, and his deep brain stimulation treatment in Istanbul.
More Than the Neck: The Hidden Weight of Dystonia, and Steadier Steps After DBS in TurkeyA patient whose dystonia affected more than the neck, before and after deep brain stimulation at Neuromodulation in Turkey.
Cervical Dystonia Treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MDFull playlist on YouTube. Also available in: Русский · العربية · Français.
Finding Her Voice Again: DBS Brings Relief in Meige Syndrome — in Istanbul, TurkeyA patient with Meige syndrome (cranial dystonia of the eyelids, face and jaw) describes her experience after deep brain stimulation at Neuromodulation in Turkey, Istanbul.
From Uzbekistan to Turkey: A Promising Step in the Fight Against Meige SyndromeA patient from Uzbekistan with Meige syndrome travels to Istanbul for deep brain stimulation surgery with Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD.
Meige Syndrome & Deep Brain Stimulation: Patient Journeys | Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MDFull playlist on YouTube. Also available in: Русский · العربية · Français.
Our patient with myoclonus-dystonia before and after DBS. Read more: myoclonus-dystonia.
Dystonia and the Patience It Takes: A Journey from Uzbekistan to Steadier HandsOur patient from Uzbekistan with myoclonus-dystonia, before and after deep brain stimulation with Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MD in Istanbul: the jerks and dystonic postures of the hands and arms before surgery, and the steadier hands after DBS.
Dystonia Treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) | Prof. Atilla YILMAZ, MDFull playlist on YouTube. Also available in: Русский · العربية · Français.
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Dystonia Treatment with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
