VIM thalamic stimulation for tremor in a patient with IgM paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy

Movement Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1192-1195

  Rüžička, Evžen ^a   Jech, Robert ^a   Zárubová, Kateřina ^a   Roth, Jan ^a   Urgošík, Dušan ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; IgM monoclonal gammopathy; Neuropathic tremor; VIM thalamic stimulation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METIPRANOLOL; PREDNISONE; PRIMIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; TREMOR;

EID: 0242351213     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10510     Document Type: Article

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