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VIM thalamic stimulation for tremor in a patient with IgM paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy
Evzen Růzicka1, Robert Jech, Katerina Zárubová
1Movement Disorders Centre, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. ruzicka@tremor.anet.cz
Abstract:
We demonstrate the effect of deep brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus on intractable action tremor, in a 72-year-old man suffering from neuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy.
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