Combined thalamic and subthalamic deep brain stimulation for tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the thalamic ventral intermediate (Vim) or the subthalamic nucleus (STN) reportedly improves medication-refractory Parkinson’s disease (PD) tremor. However, little is known about the potential synergic effects of combined Vim and STN DBS. We describe a 79-year-old man...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta neurochirurgica 2017-02, Vol.159 (2), p.265-269
Hauptverfasser:	Oertel, Markus F., Schüpbach, W. Michael M., Ghika, Joseph-André, Stieglitz, Lennart H., Fiechter, Michael, Kaelin-Lang, Alain, Raabe, Andreas, Pollo, Claudio
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Case Report - Functional Deep Brain Stimulation - methods Humans Interventional Radiology Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Minimally Invasive Surgery Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosurgery Parkinson Disease - complications Parkinson Disease - therapy Parkinson's disease Subthalamic Nucleus Surgical Orthopedics Tremor - etiology Tremor - therapy Ventral Thalamic Nuclei
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