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Successful treatment of tremor in Wilson's disease by thalamotomy: A case report
Author(s) -
Pal Pramod Kumar,
Sinha Sanjib,
Pillai Shibu,
Taly Arun B.,
Abraham Rojin G.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.21750
Subject(s) - thalamotomy , medicine , stereotactic surgery , movement disorders , essential tremor , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , disease , physical therapy , parkinson's disease , deep brain stimulation
Little information is available on the surgical treatment of movement disorders in Wilson's disease. We report a successful outcome of left‐sided stereotactic thalamotomy in a 30‐year‐old man with Wilson's disease, who had severe postural‐kinetic tremor of both hands. The improvement was bilateral. Our case illustrates that stereotactic thalamotomy may be considered as an option in treating severe tremor in selected patients of Wilson's disease and merit further trials. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society