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Deep Brain Stimulation for Arm Tremor: A Randomized Trial Comparing Two Targets

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) effectively suppresses arm tremor. Uncontrolled studies suggest the posterior subthalamic area (PSA) may be superior. We compared the intra‐individual… Click to show full abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) effectively suppresses arm tremor. Uncontrolled studies suggest the posterior subthalamic area (PSA) may be superior. We compared the intra‐individual efficacy of VIM‐ versus PSA‐DBS on tremor suppression and arm function.

Keywords: tremor; deep brain; brain stimulation; arm tremor

Journal Title: Annals of Neurology
Year Published: 2022

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