Amelioration of acquired stuttering following thalamic deep brain stimulation
This case report details a patient with near complete resolution of acquired stuttering following thalamic deep brain stimulation for essential tremor. The Vim nucleus of the thalamus may play an important role in the pathophysiology of acquired stuttering. Additional studies will be needed to confirm the usefulness of thalamic DBS in acquired stuttering.
Authors
- Christopher R. Honey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2601-6652)
- Benjamin K.H. Ho
- Aisha Alkubaisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3009-1268)
- Phoebe Matthews
- Intouch Sopchokchai
- Stefan Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8960-0640)
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Telus (Canada) (CA)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- Hamad General Hospital (QA)
- Neurological Institute of Thailand (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Fluency Disorders
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2025.106174
- Primary Topic
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00