Directional deep brain stimulation of the posterior subthalamic area for essential tremor increases therapeutic window

• Conditions: G25.0; R27.0; Essential tremor; Ataxia, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00021015
• Lead Sponsor: KD

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-04-23
• Study Start: 2020-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of essential tremor

Patient consent

Exclusion Criteria

Further neurological conditions

Insufficient response to DBS

Othe rconditions, which would hamper the patient understanding of the study protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
therapeutic window as difference between effect threshold and side effect threshold

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical efficiancy for tremor (TRS,TETRAS scales) and ataxia (mICARS, SARA scales)<br><br>volume of neuronal activation<br><br>energy consumption