Bilateral Posterior Subthalamic Area Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: A Case Series

Bilateral Posterior Subthalamic Area Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: A Case Series

BackgroundDeep brain stimulation (DBS) of the posterior subthalamic area (PSA) provides a potentially effective treatment for medication-refractory essential tremor (ET).ObjectiveTo study the clinical benefits and adverse-event profile of bilateral PSA-DBS for refractory ET.MethodsSeven patients wit...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Sun, Luke Huang, Yixin Pan, Chencheng Zhang, Tao Wang, Hongxia Li, Bomin Sun, Jianqing Ding, Yiwen Wu, Dianyou Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
essential tremor
deep brain stimulation
posterior subthalamic area
ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus
head tremor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00016/full

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