Deep brain stimulation in the nucleus ventralis intermedius in patients with essential tremor: Habituation of tremor suppression

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 434-439

  Barbe, Michael T ^a,b   Liebhart, Lena ^a   Runge, Matthias ^a   Pauls, K Amande M ^a   Wojtecki, Lars ^c   Schnitzler, Alfons ^c   Allert, Niels ^d   Fink, Gereon R ^a,b   Sturm, Volker ^a   Maarouf, Mohammad ^a   Timmermann, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Neurological Rehabilitation Center Godeshoehe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Habituation; Nucleus ventralis intermedius; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABITUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; THALAMUS INTERMEDIATE VENTRAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 79953792914     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5773-3     Document Type: Article

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