Loss of benefit in VIM thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor(ET): How prevalent is it?

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 676-679

  Shih, Ludy C ^a   LaFaver, Kathrin ^b   Lim, Chen ^c   Papavassiliou, Efstathios ^a   Tarsy, Daniel ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRALIS INTERMEDIUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 84878254557     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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