Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation
| Autor: | Benjamin B Whiting, Donald Whiting, Alexander C Whiting |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Movement disorders Deep brain stimulation Essential tremor Traumatic brain injury Thalamotomy business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Thalamus medicine.disease nervous system diseases 03 medical and health sciences Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Neuropathic pain medicine 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000481104 |
| Popis: | The use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus has been proven to be a safe and efficacious treatment for the management of many diseases. The most common indication for thalamic DBS remains essential tremor (ET), one of the most common movement disorders in the world. ET patients should be considered for surgical intervention when their tremor has demonstrated to be refractory to medication, a characteristic estimated to be present in roughly 50% of ET cases. Advantages of DBS over thalamotomy include its reversibility, the ability to adjust stimulation settings to optimize efficacy and minimize side effects, the ability to perform bilateral procedures safely, and an association with a lower risk of postoperative cognitive problems. The most common target of DBS for ET is the ventralis intermedius (VIM) of the thalamus, and the optimal electrode location corresponds to the anterior margin of the VIM. Other indications for thalamic DBS include non-ET tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder, neuropathic pain, traumatic brain injury, Tourette's syndrome, and drug-resistant epilepsy among others. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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