Successful thalamic deep brain stimulation for orthostatic tremor
- 15 October 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 23 (13), 1808-1811
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.22001
Abstract
We report a patient with severe orthostatic tremor (OT) unresponsive to pharmacological treatments that was successfully controlled with thalamic (Vim, ventralis intermedius nucleus) deep brain stimulation (DBS) over a 4‐year period. Cortical activity associated with the OT revealed by EEG back‐averaging and fluoro‐deoxi‐glucose PET were also suppressed in parallel with tremor arrest. This case suggests that Vim‐DBS may be a useful therapeutic approach for patients highly disabled by OT. © 2008 Movement Disorder SocietyKeywords
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