Segmented versus Nonsegmented Deep-Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor Differ in Ataxic Side Effects

Background: Directional, deep-brain stimulation may prove beneficial for targets (1) thinner along the lead trajectory, and (2) whose borders are not easily visible by neuroimaging. When targeting the ventral intermediate (VIM) nucleus of the thalamus for essential tremor, even baseline ataxia may b...

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Main Author: Daniel A. Roque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-03-01
Series:Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Subjects:
DBS
Online Access:https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/621