18 patients were evaluated using the Essential Tremor Rating Scale (ETRS) before and on-/off-stimulation at 1 and 3-5 years after surgery.
This long term follow-up of 18 patients indicates that cZi DBS is a safe and effective treatment for ET— also in the long run. More studies on PSA DBS are ...
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Mar 31, 2023 · This 10 year follow up study, found cZi/PSA DBS for ET to be a safe procedure with a mostly retained effect on tremor, compared to 1 year after surgery.
Mar 18, 2023 · This 10 year follow up study, found cZi/PSA DBS for ET to be a safe procedure with a mostly retained effect on tremor, compared to 1 year after ...
Oct 25, 2023 · Unilateral cZi/PSA-DBS seems to be a safe and effective treatment for patients with severe Parkinsonian tremor even several years after surgery.
The present study indicates that DBS in the cZi in patients with ET has at most marginal effects on working memory.
Feb 3, 2012 · After a mean of 4 years with unilateral PSA DBS the total ETRS score was improved by 52.4%, tremor by 91.8% and hand function by 78.0% in the ...
Dec 28, 2011 · ABSTRACT. Purpose The ventral intermediate nucleus of thalamus is the standard target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in essential tremor ...
18 patients were evaluated using the Essential Tremor Rating Scale (ETRS) before and on-/off-stimulation at 1 and 3-5 years after surgery (mean 48.5±10.6 months) ...
Results: One year after surgery, there was a 66.4% improvement of total ETRS and 70.7% improvement of tremor (items 1–9) compared with the preoperative baseline ...