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Articles tagged "Ventralis intermedius nucleus(VIM)"

  • 2026 International Congress

    Stimulation-Induced Laryngospasm During Awake Ventral Intermediate Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor

    M. Lamartine Monteiro, S. El Hadwe, B. Dorothée, V. Pignato, S. Dethy, N. Massager (La Louvière, Belgium)

    Objective: To report a rare case of acute laryngospasm during intraoperative stimulation in VIM-DBS surgery. Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus…
  • 2026 International Congress

    Logopenic Aphasia After Thalamotomy in Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Report

    İ. Sipahi, R. Yılmaz, ş. Akça Kalem, B. Samanci, E. şahin, H. Hanağası, B. Bilgiç (İstanbul, Turkey)

    Objective: To describe a case of acute-onset, progressive language impairment resembling PPA developing after RF thalamotomy in a patient with PD. Background: Primary progressive aphasia…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Efficacy of Ventral Intermediate Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Head Tremors in Essential Tremor: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis

    S. Anis, M. Munyeshyaka, J. Hsu, N. Mandava, C. Piccinin, R. Rammo, S. Nagel, H. Fernandez (Cleveland, USA)

    Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treating head tremors in patients with essential tremor (ET) and…
  • 2025 International Congress

    Programming Strategies to Improve Stimulation-Induced Dysgeusia: A Rare-Side Effect In Deep Brain Stimulation For Essential Tremor

    Y. Degirmenci, A. Yilmaz (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting ventralis intermedius nucleus (Vim) is a well-known treatment option for medication-refractory tremor in essential tremor (ET). Common stimulation-induced side…
  • 2024 International Congress

    Effectiveness of VIM DBS for Head Tremor in Essential Tremor Patients: A Single-center Experience

    M. Munyeshyaka, C. Piccinin, M. Medina-Pizarro, H. Fernandez, S. Saar (Cleveland, USA)

    Objective: To analyze the efficacy of VIM DBS in relieving head tremors in patients with Essential Tremors at Cleveland Clinic. Background: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS),…
  • 2024 International Congress

    Low intensity focused pulsed ultrasound as a treatment of essential tremor: a case series

    P. Medeiros Lacerda, G. Nunes, M. Torres, R. Iglesio, K. Massruha, M. Silva, V. Maciel, E. Barbosa, M. Teixeira, R. Nogueira, R. Cury (São Paulo, Brazil)

    Objective: This open label clinical trial evaluates the symptomatic motor improvement induced by Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound on essential tremor through clinical performance assessment in…
  • 2023 International Congress

    Success of MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy after failure of Gamma Knife radiosurgery for essential tremor

    V. Fleury, DR. Romascano, OL. Lorton, CT. Tuleasca, SCC. Catalano Chiuve, RS. Salomir, ML. Levivier, SM. Momjian, PRB. Burkhard (GENEVE 14, Switzerland)

    Objective: To study the effect of MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) targeting the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (VIM) after a failed ipsilateral Gamma Knife…
  • 2023 International Congress

    Active contact proximity to the CTT predicts initial therapeutic current requirement in DBS for ET: an application of 7T MRI

    S. Ikramuddin, A. Brinda, R. Butler, M. Hill, J. Aman, L. Schrock, S. Cooper, T. Palnitkar, R. Patriat, N. Harel, J. Matsumoto, J. Vitek, M. Johnson (Minneapolis, USA)

    Objective: We sought to characterize the impact of deep brain stimulation (DBS) active contact location relative to the cerebellothalamic tract (CTT) on stimulation parameters in…
  • 2023 International Congress

    Connectomics of Chronic VIM vs Rescue VIM/VO Deep Brain Stimulation in Essential Tremor

    V. Chandra, J. Wong, J. Hilliard, K. Foote, A. Fusco, Y. Mekri (Gainesville, USA)

    Objective: This study aims to use connectomic analysis to determine the difference between fiber pathway activation in patients with ineffective VIM stimulation and effective VIM/VO…
  • 2023 International Congress

    Stepwise Dual-Target MR-guided Focused Ultrasound in A Patient with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

    CH. Tsai, MK. Lu, JC. Chen, CM. Chen (Taichung, Taiwan)

    Objective: To illustrate a successful stepwise dual target MRI guided focused ultrasound ablation in a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: MR-guided focused ultrasound…
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