Can deep brain stimulation surgery treat spasmodic torticollis dystonia?

Yes: It is a non-fda approved indication. It is effective in approximately 50% of patients.

Yes: Dbs for dystonia is approved as a humanitarian device exemption by the fda in the United States. It can be very effective. See this link: http://brain.Oxfordjournals.Org/content/130/11/2879.Short.

Possibly: Please get in touch with a neurosurgeon or neurologist who are involved with this procedure. The degree of tremors that you are affected with, as well as what causes them, will be very important in understanding wether you are a candidate for this procedure.

DBS: Yes, some benefit from the procedure, although it is used off-label.