A Comparison of Continuous Thalamic Stimulation and Thalamotomy for Suppression of Severe Tremor

Richard Schuurman, P.; Andries Bosch, D.; M. Bossuyt, Patrick; J. Bonsel, Gouke; J.W. Van Someren, Eus; M.A. de Bie, Rob; P. Merkus, Maruschka; D. Speelman, Johannes

doi:10.1056/nejm200002173420703

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A Comparison of Continuous Thalamic Stimulation and Thalamotomy for Suppression of Severe Tremor

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 17, 2000

Authors:

P. Richard Schuurman

D. Andries Bosch

Patrick M. Bossuyt

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Deep-brain stimulation through an electrode implanted in the thalamus was developed as an alternative to thalamotomy for the treatment of drug-resistant tremor. Stimulation is thought to be as effective as thalamotomy but to have fewer complications. We examined the effects of these two ...

Subject

Thalamotomy

Medicine

Deep brain stimulation

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