Long-term safety and efficacy of unilateral deep brain stimulation of the thalamus in essential tremor

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Koller ◽  
Kelly E. Lyons ◽  
Steven B. Wilkinson ◽  
Alexander I. Troster ◽  
Rajesh Pahwa
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Deep Brain ◽  
Stimulation Of

Long term follow-up of deep brain stimulation of the caudal zona incerta for essential tremor

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Fytagoridis ◽  
Ulrika Sandvik ◽  
Mattias Åström ◽  
Tommy Bergenheim ◽  
Patric Blomstedt
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Zona Incerta ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Deep Brain ◽  
Stimulation Of

scholarly journals Long-Term Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor with Subjective and Objective Quantification via Mailed-In Questionnaires

2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 394-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana H. de Oliveira ◽  
Matthew R. Ginsberg ◽  
Scott Cooper ◽  
Amy Nowacki ◽  
Ali Rezai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Objective Quantification ◽  
Deep Brain

scholarly journals Longitudinal follow-up with VIM thalamic deep brain stimulation for dystonic or essential tremor

Neurology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (10) ◽  
pp. e1073-e1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Tsuboi ◽  
Zakia Jabarkheel ◽  
Pamela R. Zeilman ◽  
Matthew J. Barabas ◽  
Kelly D. Foote ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Ventral Intermediate Nucleus ◽  
Deep Brain

ObjectiveTo assess longitudinal tremor outcomes with ventral intermediate nucleus deep brain stimulation (VIM DBS) in patients with dystonic tremor (DT) and to compare with DBS outcomes in essential tremor (ET).MethodsWe retrospectively investigated VIM DBS outcomes for 163 patients followed at our center diagnosed with either DT or ET. The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin tremor rating scale (TRS) was used to assess change in tremor and activities of daily living (ADL) at 6 months, 1 year, 2–3 years, 4–5 years, and ≥6 years after surgery.ResultsTwenty-six patients with DT and 97 patients with ET were analyzed. Compared to preoperative baseline, there were significant improvements in TRS motor up to 4–5 years (52.2%; p = 0.032) but this did not reach statistical significance at ≥6 years (46.0%, p = 0.063) in DT, which was comparable to the outcomes in ET. While the improvements in the upper extremity tremor, head tremor, and axial tremor were also comparable between DT and ET throughout the follow-up, the ADL improvements in DT were lost at 2–3 years follow-up.ConclusionOverall, tremor control with VIM DBS in DT and ET was comparable and remained sustained at long term likely related to intervention at the final common node in the pathologic tremor network. However, the long-term ADL improvements in DT were not sustained, possibly due to inadequate control of concomitant dystonia symptoms. These findings from a large cohort of DT indicate that VIM targeting is reasonable if the tremor is considerably more disabling than the dystonic features.Classification of evidenceThis study provides Class IV evidence that VIM DBS improves tremor in patients with DT or ET.

Long-term Results of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subcallosal Cingulate for Medication-Resistant Bipolar I Depression and Rapid Cycling Bipolar II Depression

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. e33-e34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina V. Torres ◽  
Elena Ezquiaga ◽  
Marta Navas ◽  
Maria Angeles García Pallero ◽  
Rafael G Sola
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Rapid Cycling ◽  
Bipolar Ii ◽  
Deep Brain ◽  
Stimulation Of
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