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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsDeep Brain StimulationEssential TremorHumansMaleMiddle AgedParkinson DiseaseSubthalamic NucleusConceptsDeep 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
Deep Brain Stimulation Management of Essential Tremor with Dystonic Features
Patel A, Deeb W, Okun MS. Deep Brain Stimulation Management of Essential Tremor with Dystonic Features. Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2018, 8: 557. PMID: 29971197, PMCID: PMC6026276, DOI: 10.7916/d8p85vbq.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDeep Brain StimulationDystoniaEssential TremorFemaleHumansMiddle AgedVentral Thalamic NucleiConceptsGlobus pallidus internusEssential tremorDystonic featuresSubthalamic targetsDiagnosis of ETDBS target selectionUnilateral DBS implantationDystonic posturingChief complaintDystonic tremorGeneralized dystoniaCase reportDBS implantationDBS targetsVentralis intermediusClinician's choiceDystoniaDBS leadAcceptable optionLimited evidenceTremorOptimal targetingVIMRigorous studiesTarget
2017
What is the pathway forward for the surgical management of essential tremor?
Louis ED, Patel A, Gerrard JL. What is the pathway forward for the surgical management of essential tremor? Annals Of Neurology 2017, 81: 351-353. PMID: 28195360, PMCID: PMC5366883, DOI: 10.1002/ana.24892.Peer-Reviewed Original Research