Thalamotomy and mesencephalotomy for the treatment of tremor and chronic pain

J. J. Cheng; J. H. Chien; K. Kobayashi; J. H. Kim; L. Colloca; W. S. Anderson; F. A. Lenz

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Thalamotomy and mesencephalotomy for the treatment of tremor and chronic pain

J. J. Cheng, J. H. Chien, K. Kobayashi, J. H. Kim, L. Colloca, W. S. Anderson, F. A. Lenz

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Abstract

In the past surgical lesioning of the thalamus and midbrain were more commonly used for the treatment of movement disorders and chronic pain, although these treatments have now been largely supplanted by deep brain stimulation. Both essential tremor and Parkinsonian tremor are responsive to thalamotomy, or stereotactic ablation of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (Vim). Chronic pain may also be treated by lesioning of the medial thalamus and mesencephalon.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Curated Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
Publisher	Elsevier Science Ltd.
Pages	226-229
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128093245
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.00835-X
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

Ablation
Gamma knife
Microelectrode recording
Radiofrequency coagulation
Radiosurgical ablation
Stereotactic surgical technique
Thalamotomy
Tremor
Vc
Vim
Vo

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