Surgery for tremor.
Tremor is extremely common and often functionally disabling. When tremor becomes medically intractable, surgery is a good and safe option for appropriate candidates. Both stereotactic thalamotomy and thalamic deep brain stimulation by means of an implanted electrode offer very high rates of success with an acceptably low complication rate.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. israelz@hadassah.org.il
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