Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of tremor

Vyshak Chandra; Justin D Hilliard; Kelly D Foote

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2022.120190

Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of tremor

J Neurol Sci. 2022 Apr 15:435:120190. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120190. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

Authors

Vyshak Chandra¹, Justin D Hilliard¹, Kelly D Foote²

Affiliations

¹ University of Florida, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA; Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health, USA.
² University of Florida, Department of Neurological Surgery, USA; Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health, USA. Electronic address: foote@neurosurgery.ufl.edu.

PMID: 35299121
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120190

Abstract

This review article provides a brief historical perspective on the use of DBS for tremor, reviews the various etiologies for tremor that can be effectively managed with DBS therapy, discusses the DBS targets that have been used for suppression of tremor, and reviews in detail important aspects of DBS surgical technique, including significant technological advances over the past several years that, when applied, can substantially improve the outcomes of DBS for tremor. This article is part of the Special Issue "Tremor" edited by Daniel D. Truong, Mark Hallett, and Aasef Shaikh.

Keywords: DBS; DBS surgical technique; DBS targets; Essential tremor; Tremor.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Deep Brain Stimulation* / methods
Essential Tremor* / therapy
Humans
Tremor / therapy