Programming Deep Brain Stimulation for the treatment of Essential Tremor can be a time intensive process. Using an atlas created using functional tremor responses in the operating room to determine the optimal settings would lead to a faster response for the patient and improved quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
4
Patient will change their DBS settings to move from one DBS setting to the other, allowed one hour to adjust to the new setting prior to testing
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Fahn-Tolusa-Marsden Tremor Rating Scale
Tremor quantification
Time frame: 1 month
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