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Isolated dystypia after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in a patient with Parkinson’s disease

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  1. Department of Neurology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea

    Si-Hoon Lee, Kipyung Jeon & Joong-Seok Kim

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea

    Byung-chul Son

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During keyboard typing, the patient struggled to find the correct key positions, although she could recognize spelling errors. The patient could dictate Korean sentences without any problem, as well as copy sentences manually correctly without delay. The patient did not show visuospatial dysfunction or visuospatial memory abnormalities. (WMV 17201 kb)

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Lee, SH., Jeon, K., Son, Bc. et al. Isolated dystypia after subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Acta Neurochir 158, 783–784 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2716-5

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