ArticleNeurology2020
Longitudinal follow-up with VIM thalamic deep brain stimulation for dystonic or essential tremor.
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- Comparative efficacy of PSA and VIM deep brain stimulation in essential tremor: a network and multilevel meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess longitudinal tremor outcomes with ventral intermediate nucleus deep brain stimulation (VIM DBS) in patients with dystonic tremor (DT) and to compare with DBS outcomes in essential tremor (ET).
methodsWe retrospectively investigated VIM DBS outcomes for 163 patients followed at our center diagnosed with either DT or ET. The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin tremor rating scale (TRS) was used to assess change in tremor and activities of daily living (ADL) at 6 months, 1 year, 2-3 years, 4-5 years, and ≥6 years after surgery.
resultsTwenty-six patients with DT and 97 patients with ET were analyzed. Compared to preoperative baseline, there were significant improvements in TRS motor up to 4-5 years (52.2%;
conclusionOverall, tremor control with VIM DBS in DT and ET was comparable and remained sustained at long term likely related to intervention at the final common node in the pathologic tremor network. However, the long-term ADL improvements in DT were not sustained, possibly due to inadequate control of concomitant dystonia symptoms. These findings from a large cohort of DT indicate that VIM targeting is reasonable if the tremor is considerably more disabling than the dystonic features. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class IV evidence that VIM DBS improves tremor in patients with DT or ET.
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