Thalamic deep brain stimulation for posttraumatic action tremor

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2004 Sep;106(4):280-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2003.12.004.

Abstract

We report a case of thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment of posttraumatic tremor. An 18-year-old right-handed man developed a disabling and medically refractory action tremor in the right upper extremity 9 months after sustaining diffuse axonal injury in a motor vehicle collision. DBS of the left ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (Vim) suppressed the tremor without complication and should be considered as an option for the management of intractable posttraumatic tremor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diffuse Axonal Injury / complications
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy*
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tremor / etiology
  • Tremor / therapy*
  • Ventral Thalamic Nuclei*