Bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation for essential tremor in elderly patients

Journal of Neural Transmission - Tập 124 - Trang 1093-1096 - 2017
Johann Klein1,2, Lars Büntjen1, Gerrit Jacobi1, Imke Galazky3, Patricia Panther1, Tino Zaehle3, Jörn Kaufmann3, Hans-Jochen Heinze3,4, Jürgen Voges1,4, Andreas Kupsch1,3,5
1Department of Stereotactic Neurosurgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
2Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
3Department of Neurology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
4LIN-Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
5Neurology Moves, Berlin, Germany

Tóm tắt

The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of age on thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) in essential tremor (ET). Tremor, cognition, mood and adverse events in patients with thalamic DBS for ET were evaluated in 26 consecutive patients with established standardized methods for tremor and cognition. Twelve patients <70 and 14 patients ≥70 years were included and followed for 2 years. Clinical outcomes did not differ significantly. DBS seems to be safe and effective for ET independent of age.

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