Locating the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus for deep brain stimulation surgery: analysis of a case series comparing CT and MR targeting
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DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2024.2313674
Abstract: Abstract Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery targeting the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus (Vim) has proven efficacy in the treatment of tremor. Aims The primary aim is to investigate whether there is a statistically significant… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; brain stimulation; ftm; ventral intermediate ... See more keywords
Physiological mechanisms of thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus stimulation for tremor suppression
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DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy139
Abstract: Ventral intermediate thalamic stimulation is effective in treating essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease, but its precise mechanism of action is unclear. Milosevic et al. show that thalamic inhibition of neuronal firing is necessary for… read more here.
Keywords: ventral intermediate; mechanisms thalamic; stimulation; physiological mechanisms ... See more keywords
Bilateral Radiofrequency Ventral Intermediate Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor
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DOI: 10.1159/000528825
Abstract: Introduction: With the advent of MR-guided focused ultrasound, the importance of the efficacy and safety of bilateral ventral intermediate (Vim) thalamotomy for essential tremor (ET) has increased. However, reports on bilateral Vim thalamotomy for ET… read more here.
Keywords: thalamotomy; vim thalamotomy; ventral intermediate; thalamotomy essential ... See more keywords
MRI and tractography techniques to localize the ventral intermediate nucleus and dentatorubrothalamic tract for deep brain stimulation and MR-guided focused ultrasound: a narrative review and update.
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DOI: 10.3171/2020.4.focus20170
Abstract: The thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) can be targeted for treatment of tremor by several procedures, including deep brain stimulation (DBS) and, more recently, MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS). To date, such targeting has relied predominantly… read more here.
Keywords: tractography; ventral intermediate; intermediate nucleus; deep brain ... See more keywords