Open AccessStaged deep brain stimulation of ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus for suppression of essential tremors
Author(s) -
Ryô Tanaka,
Ahmed Ansari,
Yasukazu Kajita,
Yasuhiro Yamada,
Tukasa Kawase,
Yōkō Kato
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_132_17
Subject(s) - thalamus , deep brain stimulation , nucleus , stimulation , neuroscience , essential tremor , medicine , thalamic stimulator , anatomy , biology , pathology , parkinson's disease , disease
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) of the thalamus is a powerful surgical option in the treatment of essential tremors (ETs). However, its therapeutic efficacy depends on the tremor distribution. DBS is highly efficient in the relief of distal appendicular tremor but not other types of tremor. We report a case of staged DBS of ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) of thalamus for the suppression of ETs.