TY - JOUR
T1 - Caudal zona incerta as an alternative target for the treatment of tremor with deep brain stimulation
AU - Plaha, Puneet
AU - Khan, Sadaquate
AU - Javed, Shazia
AU - Gill, Steven S.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Stereotactic deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus and the subthalamic region has been shown to be effective in treating medically refractory tremor over the past few decades. In this article we discuss the merits and drawbacks of stimulating each of the targets in this region, in particular the caudal zona incerta nucleus (cZI). We discuss our recent work in this field and the rationale behind choosing this nucleus to implant bilateral DBS leads for all forms of tremor.
AB - Stereotactic deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus and the subthalamic region has been shown to be effective in treating medically refractory tremor over the past few decades. In this article we discuss the merits and drawbacks of stimulating each of the targets in this region, in particular the caudal zona incerta nucleus (cZI). We discuss our recent work in this field and the rationale behind choosing this nucleus to implant bilateral DBS leads for all forms of tremor.
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U2 - 10.17925/ENR.2009.04.01.91
DO - 10.17925/ENR.2009.04.01.91
M3 - Article
SN - 1758-3837
VL - 4
SP - 91
EP - 96
JO - European Neurological Review
JF - European Neurological Review
IS - 1
ER -