| Deep brain stimulation for essential tremor: a systematic review. | |
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PMID: 20623768 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical treatment, which has proven useful in treating Parkinson's disease. This systematic review assessed the safety and effectiveness of DBS for another movement disorder, essential tremor. All studies concerning the use of DBS in patients with essential tremor were identified through searching of electronic databases and hand searching of reference lists. Studies were categorized as before/after DBS or DBS stimulation on/off to allow the effect of the stimulation to be analyzed separately to that of the surgery itself. A total of 430 patients who had received DBS for essential tremor were identified. Most of the reported adverse events were mild and could be treated through changing the stimulation settings. Generally, in all studies, there was a significant improvement in outcomes after DBS compared with baseline scores. In addition, DBS was significantly better in testing when the stimulation was turned on, compared with stimulation turned off or baseline. Based on Level IV evidence, DBS is possibly a safe and effective therapy for essential tremor. |
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Authors:
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Eliana Della Flora; Caryn L Perera; Alun L Cameron; Guy J Maddern |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society Volume: 25 ISSN: 1531-8257 ISO Abbreviation: Mov. Disord. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-26 Completed Date: 2010-12-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8610688 Medline TA: Mov Disord Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1550-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures-Surgical (ASERNIP-S), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Stepney, South Australia, Australia. |
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Databases, Factual
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statistics & numerical data Deep Brain Stimulation / methods* Essential Tremor / therapy* Humans Review Literature as Topic |
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