Artigo Revisado por pares

Deep brain stimulation of subthalamic area for severe proximal tremor

2000; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 55; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/wnl.55.1.114

ISSN

1526-632X

Autores

Mayumi Kitagawa, Junichi Murata, Seiji Kikuchi, Y. Sawamura, Hisatoshi Saito, Hidenao Sasaki, K Tashiro,

Tópico(s)

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Resumo

Proximal tremors are often refractory to nucleus ventrointermedius thalami thalamotomy. Subthalamotomy has been suggested to be effective for treatment of tremor, although this procedure is associated with considerable adverse effects, and has rarely been considered a suitable treatment modality. The authors demonstrate the efficacy and safety of subthalamic deep brain stimulation in two patients, one with a severe, refractory proximal essential tremor and one with tremor with dystonia.

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