“…Both putamen and caudate nuclei were spared in these subjects, while the focal lesions mainly involved the thalamic nuclei (subjects 7-10) or the subthalamic region, the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra (subject 6). Lesions in these brain areas have been previously reported in patients with secondary dystonia (Marsden et al, 1985;Pettigrew & Jankovic, 1985;Krauss et al, 1992;Momjian-Mayor et al, 2008;Münchau et al, 2000). TMS results were different in the two groups of patients.…”