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Thalamic surgery and tremor
J D Speelman1, P R Schuurman, R M de Bie
1Neurological Department, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society
|November 25, 1998
Abstract:
The results of thalamotomy for the various kinds of tremor are described. The nomenclature of the ventrolateral thalamic nuclei is discussed. Long-term thalamic stimulation seems a promising addition to or alternative for the thalamotomy, but this has still to be proven by a prospective trial that includes a cost-effectiveness analysis.