Deep brain stimulation of the nucleus ventralis intermedius for Holmes (rubral) tremor and associated dystonia caused by upper brainstem lesions: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1079-1083

  Nikkhah, Guido ^a   Prokop, Thomas ^a   Hellwig, Bernhard ^a   Lücking, Carl Hermann ^a   Ostertag, Christoph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Dystonia; Holmes tremor; Nucleus ventralis intermedius

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONAZEPAM; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; DYSTONIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HOLMES TREMOR; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MESENCEPHALON; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBRAL TREMOR; SIDE EFFECT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS VENTRALIS INTERMEDIUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TREMOR;

EID: 2442655311     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.6.1079     Document Type: Article

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