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