Fulfilment of patients' goals after thalamic deep brain stimulation: a follow-up study.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the ventrolateral thalamus (VIM) is shown to reduce tremor in essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Our aim was to evaluate the results of VIM DBS from the patients' perspective. Sixteen consecutively included patients (8 ET and 8 PD) described their own outcome goals preoperatively and evaluated the fulfillment 1, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. We conclude that the patients could do specific activities that are of importance to them such as eating, drinking and socializing, and perceived either partial or total fulfillment of their goals.
Törnqvist
Anna Lena
AL
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Lund, Sweden. anna_lena.tornqvist@med.lu.se
Ahlström
Gerd
G
Widner
Håkan
H
Rehncrona
Stig
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome