Thalamic deep brain stimulation in the treatment of essential tremor: a long-term follow-up
β Scribed by Blomstedt, P.; Hariz, G.-M.; Hariz, M. I.; Koskinen, L.-O. D.
- Book ID
- 121090145
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-8697
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## Abstract We describe the clinical course and postmortem pathological findings in a patient with essential tremor (ET) treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) for 12 years. This 75 year old woman had a 13βyear history of progressive ET prior to implantation of bilateral quadripolar DBS electrod
## Abstract Our objective was to investigate the longβterm safety and efficacy of unilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the VIM nucleus of the thalamus in essential tremor. Fortyβnine patients were evaluated for DBS between December 1993 and March 1998. Tremor was assessed by a clinical rating