‘Asleep’ deep brain stimulation targeting ventral intermediate thalamus in essential tremor: systematic review
Asleep DBS, targeting VIM, is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of essential tremor. High levels of precision allow submillimetre target accuracy in many cases. Functional outcomes and complications are comparable to awake procedures performed with MER. Larger randomised control trials directly comparing asleep to awake procedures with MER are desirable.
Authors
- Catherine Moran
- Eoghan Donlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-0943)
- Jack Horan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-0016)
- Richard A. Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3362-1937)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Beaumont Hospital (IE)
- Botsford Hospital (US)
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (IE)
- Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2025.2565266
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00