Deep brain stimulation for tremor resulting from acquired brain injury

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of tremor resulting from acquired brain injury (ABI). METHODS: A series of eight consecutive patients with post-ABI tremor were treated with DBS of the ventro-oralis posterior (VOP)/zona incerta (ZI) region, and subsequently underwent blinded assessments using Bain's tremor severity scale. RESULTS: VOP/ZI DBS produced a mean reduction in tremor severity of 80.75% based on Bain's tremor severity scale, with s...

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Authors: Sitsapesan, H; Holland, P; Oliphant, Z; De Pennington, N; Brittain, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
• Journal: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry Journal website
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 811-815
• Publication date: 2013-12-04
• Acceptance date: 2013-10-30
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-305340
• EISSN: 1468-330X
• ISSN: 0022-3050
• Language: English
• Keywords: electrodes, implanted; severity of illness index; deep brain stimulation; brain injuries; female; tremor; SBTMR; aged; young adult; male; single-blind method; adult; humans; treatment outcome