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17922323

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus ventralis intermedius thalami (Vim) in the treatment of essential tremor (ET) is well documented concerning the acute effects. Reports of the long-term effects are, however, few and the aim of the present study was to analyse the long-term efficacy of this treatment. Nineteen patients operated with unilateral Vim-DBS were evaluated with the Essential Tremor Rating Scale (ETRS) before surgery, and after a mean time of 1 and 7 years after surgery. The ETRS score for tremor of the contralateral hand was reduced from 6.8 at baseline to 1.2 and 2.7, respectively, on stimulation at follow-up. For hand function (item 11 - 14) the score was reduced from 12.7 to 4.1 and 8.2, respectively. Vim-DBS is an efficient treatment for ET, also after many years of treatment. There is, however, a decreasing effect over time, most noticeable concerning tremor of action.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0268-8697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
504-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Thalamic deep brain stimulation in the treatment of essential tremor: a long-term follow-up.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden. patric.blomstedt@neuro.umu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't