Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Vocal Tremor: A Technical Report

Essential vocal tremor (EVT) is the presence of a tremulous voice that is commonly associated with essential tremor. Patients with EVT often report a necessary increase in vocal effort that significantly worsens with stress and anxiety and can significantly impact quality of life despite optimal med...

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Autores principales: Ho, Allen L, Choudhri, Omar, Sung, C. Kwang, DiRenzo, Elizabeth E, Halpern, Casey H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2015
Materias:
Otolaryngology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26180680
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.256
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Sumario:Essential vocal tremor (EVT) is the presence of a tremulous voice that is commonly associated with essential tremor. Patients with EVT often report a necessary increase in vocal effort that significantly worsens with stress and anxiety and can significantly impact quality of life despite optimal medical and behavioral treatment options. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been proposed as an effective therapy for vocal tremor, but very few studies exist in the literature that comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of DBS for specifically addressing EVT. We present a technical report on our multidisciplinary, comprehensive operative methodology for treatment of EVT with frameless, awake deep brain stimulation (DBS).

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