2020
Deep Brain Stimulation Target Selection in Co-Morbid Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease
Wadhwa A, Schaefer S, Gerrard J, Deeb W, Okun MS, Patel A. Deep Brain Stimulation Target Selection in Co-Morbid Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease. Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2020, 10: 17. PMID: 32775031, PMCID: PMC7394224, DOI: 10.5334/tohm.62.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep brain stimulationParkinson's diseaseEssential tremorHead trialsDBS targetsAction tremorSubthalamic nucleus (STN) DBSThalamus deep brain stimulationLimited evidenceDBS target selectionVentral intermediate nucleusBilateral STNPD patientsDBS treatmentEquivalent efficacyRest tremorMild improvementCurrent evidenceET patientsET tremorBrain stimulationComparative efficacyPatientsExpert consensusTremor reduction
2018
Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Movement Disorders
Safarpour Y, Jabbari B. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Movement Disorders. Current Treatment Options In Neurology 2018, 20: 4. PMID: 29478149, DOI: 10.1007/s11940-018-0488-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTask-specific dystoniaMovement disordersHemifacial spasmBotulinum toxin treatmentMovement disorder expertsHigh-quality studiesAutonomic dysfunctionOromandibular dystoniaCervical dystoniaPain disordersBoNT therapyRest tremorLaryngeal dystoniaVocal ticsToxin treatmentTourette syndromeDystoniaDisorder expertsEssential tremorAmerican AcademyTherapeutic agentsFirst choiceEfficacyDisordersBlepharospasm
2017
Botulinum Toxin in Parkinson Disease Tremor A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study With a Customized Injection Approach
Mittal SO, Machado D, Richardson D, Dubey D, Jabbari B. Botulinum Toxin in Parkinson Disease Tremor A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study With a Customized Injection Approach. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2017, 92: 1359-1367. PMID: 28789780, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease Rating ScaleHand weaknessPatients' perceptionsUnified Parkinson's Disease Rating ScaleParkinson's Disease Rating ScaleAdministration of onabotulinumtoxinASevere hand weaknessUse of onabotulinumtoxinAPatient Global ImpressionClinical rating scoresTreatment of tremorParkinson's disease tremorIncobotulinumtoxinA injectionsCrossover trialGlobal ImpressionGrip strengthRest tremorBotulinum toxinPD tremorPostural tremorTreatment efficacyClinical practiceSignificant improvementEssential tremorHand strength
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