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Double electrodes simultaneous stimulation and implantation technique in deep brain stimulation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16042875     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Posttraumatic tremor is often one of the causes of disability in head injury patients. Usually, pharmacotherapy for this type of tremor is not effective. Since early 1970s, surgical ablation of the ventral thalamus has been used to treat various types of tremor. Nowadays, deep brain stimulation (DBS) confirms its efficacy in alleviating different forms of tremor, including posttraumatic tremor. Such therapy has been reported achieving around 80% success rate in the treatment of posttraumatic tremor. These successful results suggest that the application of DBS therapy can be considered as one of the alternative treatments for minimizing the tremor occurring from different pathologies.
Authors:
Liu-Guan Bian; W Tirakotai; Dk Schulte; H Bertalanffy; D Hellwig
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi / Chinese Medical Association     Volume:  8     ISSN:  1008-1275     ISO Abbreviation:  Chin. J. Traumatol.     Publication Date:  2005 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-07-26     Completed Date:  2005-10-17     Revised Date:  2006-10-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100886162     Medline TA:  Chin J Traumatol     Country:  China    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  253-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, China. hellwigd@med.uni-marburg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Electrodes
Humans
Male
Tremor / therapy*

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