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SUBMITTER: Chang SY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3538486 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Su-Youne SY Kim Inyong I Marsh Michael P MP Jang Dong Pyo DP Hwang Sun-Chul SC Van Gompel Jamie J JJ Goerss Stephan J SJ Kimble Christopher J CJ Bennet Kevin E KE Garris Paul A PA Blaha Charles D CD Lee Kendall H KH
Mayo Clinic proceedings 20120716 8
Essential tremor is often markedly reduced during deep brain stimulation simply by implanting the stimulating electrode before activating neurostimulation. Referred to as the microthalamotomy effect, the mechanisms of this unexpected consequence are thought to be related to microlesioning targeted brain tissue, that is, a microscopic version of tissue ablation in thalamotomy. An alternate possibility is that implanting the electrode induces immediate neurochemical release. Herein, we report the ...[more]