Tremor and Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Essential Tremor Before and After Replacing Their Standard Deep Brain Stimulation With a Directional System.
Marie T KrügerJosue M Avecillas-ChasinMandeep S TamberManraj K S HeranMini K SandhuNancy E PolyhronopoulosNatasha SaraiChristopher R HoneyPublished in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2020)
In this cohort of advanced essential tremor patients who no longer had ideal tremor reduction with a standard system, replacing their deep brain stimulation with a directional system significantly improved their tremor and quality of life. Up-front implantation of directional deep brain stimulation leads may provide better tremor control in those patients who progress at a later time point.