Thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus deep brain stimulation for orthostatic tremor
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O'Gorman, Cullen
Olson, Sarah
Salari, Mehri
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Background: Orthostatic tremor (OT) was first described in 1977. It is characterized by rapid tremor of 13–18 Hz and can be recorded in the lower limbs and trunk muscles. OT remains difficult to treat, although some success has been reported with deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Case Report: We report a 68-year-old male with OT who did not improve significantly after bilateral thalamic stimulation.
Discussion: Although some patients were described who improved after DBS surgery, more information is needed about the effect of these treatment modalities on OT, ideally in the form of randomized trial data.
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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
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© 2017 Lehn et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommercial–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original authors and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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Biomechanics