Structural brain differences in essential tremor and Parkinson's disease deep brain stimulation patients

G Franco, P Trujillo, AM Lopez, MA Aumann… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the most common
tremor disorders and are common indications for deep brain stimulation (DBS). In some …

[HTML][HTML] Connectivity correlates to predict essential tremor deep brain stimulation outcome: evidence for a common treatment pathway

EH Middlebrooks, L Okromelidze, JK Wong… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is the most common surgical
treatment for essential tremor (ET), yet there is variation in outcome and stimulation targets …

Probabilistic mapping reveals optimal stimulation site in essential tremor

A Nowacki, S Barlatey, B Al‐Fatly, T Dembek… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study was to obtain individual clinical and neuroimaging data
of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor (ET) from 5 different …

A Transdiagnostic Structural Brain Signature of Parkinsonian and Essential Tremor

C Ineichen, F Callaghan, H Baumann-Vogel, F Büchele… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) are heterogeneous and
show overlapping features at the same time. These heterogeneities pose challenges for …

Deep brain stimulation for essential tremor versus essential tremor plus: should we target the same spot in the thalamus?

CH Yu, DH Lench, C Cooper, NC Rowland… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Although ET is a phenomenologically heterogeneous condition, thalamic DBS
appears to be equally effective across subtypes. We hypothesized stimulation sites …

[HTML][HTML] Tremor analysis with wearable sensors correlates with outcome after thalamic deep brain stimulation

D Rüegge, S Mahendran, LH Stieglitz, MF Oertel… - Clinical Parkinsonism & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) provides excellent tremor control in most
patients with essential tremor (ET). However, not all tremor patients show clinically …

Determining an efficient deep brain stimulation target in essential tremor-Cohort study and review of the literature

D Kübler, D Kroneberg, B Al-Fatly… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a highly efficacious treatment for essential
tremor (ET). Still, the optimal anatomical target in the (sub) thalamic area is a matter of …

Cognitive outcomes for essential tremor patients selected for thalamic deep brain stimulation surgery through interdisciplinary evaluations

JD Jones, T Orozco, D Bowers, W Hu… - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeted to the ventral intermediate (VIM) nucleus of
the thalamus is effective for motor symptoms in essential tremor (ET), but there is limited data …

Connectivity profile of thalamic deep brain stimulation to effectively treat essential tremor

B Al-Fatly, S Ewert, D Kübler, D Kroneberg, A Horn… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Essential tremor is the most prevalent movement disorder and is often refractory to medical
treatment. Deep brain stimulation offers a therapeutic approach that can efficiently control …

Anatomic targeting of the optimal location for thalamic deep brain stimulation in patients with essential tremor

NKK King, V Krishna, F Sammartino, A Bari… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective strategy for treatment of
essential tremor (ET). With limitations of imaging modalities, targeting largely relies on …