VIM thalamic stimulation for tremor in a patient with IgM paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy.
We demonstrate the effect of deep brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus on intractable action tremor, in a 72-year-old man suffering from neuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy.
Růzicka
Evzen
E
Movement Disorders Centre, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. ruzicka@tremor.anet.cz
Jech
Robert
R
Zárubová
Katerina
K
Roth
Jan
J
Urgosík
Dusan
D
D000368:Aged; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020644:Midline Thalamic Nuclei / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D014202:Tremor / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*
D007075:Immunoglobulin M