Sharma Vibhash D, Mewes Klaus, Wichmann Thomas, Buetefisch Cathrin, Willie Jon T, DeLong Mahlon
Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 May;159(5):789-793. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3143-y. Epub 2017 Mar 16.
The centromedian nucleus (CM) of the thalamus is an important site with anatomical connections to different cortical and subcortical motor areas; however, its role in tremor disorders is not clear, although deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the CM has been described to be effective in the treatment of parkinsonian tremor. We report a case of a patient with medication-refractory essential tremor (ET) who had excellent tremor suppression with DBS of the CM. The CM and the nearby region should be explored as a potential target for the treatment of ET and other forms of tremor.
丘脑中央中核(CM)是一个与不同皮质和皮质下运动区域有解剖学联系的重要部位;然而,其在震颤疾病中的作用尚不清楚,尽管已有报道称对CM进行深部脑刺激(DBS)对治疗帕金森病震颤有效。我们报告了一例药物难治性特发性震颤(ET)患者,其通过CM的DBS实现了出色的震颤抑制。CM及其附近区域应作为治疗ET和其他形式震颤的潜在靶点进行探索。