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OBJECT:Thalamic neurons firing at frequencies synchronous with tremor are thought to play a critical role in the generation and maintenance of tremor. The authors studied the incidence and locations of neurons with tremor-related activity (TRA) in the thalamus of patients with varied pathological conditions-including Parkinson disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), multiple sclerosis (MS), and cerebellar disorders--to determine whether known differences in the effectiveness of thalamic stereotactic procedures for these tremors could be correlated to differences in the incidence or locations of TRA cells. METHODS:Seventy-five operations were performed in 61 patients during which 686 TRA cells were recorded from 440 microelectrode trajectories in the thalamus. The locations of the TRA cells in relation to electrophysiologically defined thalamic nuclei and the commissural coordinates were compared among patient groups. The authors found that TRA cells are present in patients with each of these disorders and that these cells populate several nuclei in the ventral lateral tier of the thalamus. There were no large differences in the locations of TRA cells among the different diagnostic classes, although there was a difference in the incidence of TRA cells in patients with PD, who had greater than 3.8 times more cells per thalamic trajectory than patients with ET and approximately five times more cells than patients with MS or cerebellar disorders. CONCLUSIONS:There was an increased incidence of TRA in the thalamus of patients with PD. The location of thalamic TRA cells in patients with basal ganglia and other tremor disorders was similar.
journal_name
J Neurosurgjournal_title
Journal of neurosurgeryauthors
Brodkey JA,Tasker RR,Hamani C,McAndrews MP,Dostrovsky JO,Lozano AMdoi
10.3171/jns.2004.101.1.0043subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-07-01 00:00:00pages
43-7issue
1eissn
0022-3085issn
1933-0693journal_volume
101pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) of the medial temporal lobe frequently involve the basal ganglia and the thalamus and, for this reason, are commonly judged to be inoperable. However, when the medial involvement is limited to the posterolateral part of the thalamus and to the inferior portion of the basal ganglia l...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1982.56.1.0044
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2003.98.4.0903
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2019.3.JNS183041
更新日期:2019-05-31 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1997.86.6.1053
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/ped.2004.101.2.0038
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.3171/2016.1.JNS152543
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/spi.2003.98.1.0063
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia occurred in 32 (11.9%) of 269 consecutive patients who were treated with radiofrequency electrocoagulation (RFE). This is a higher incidence than has been reported before and may be explained by the prospective nature of the present study, the long follow-up period, and the inclusion of ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1987.67.1.0044
更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1980.52.1.0111
更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1986-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1993.78.1.0036
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1979.50.5.0570
更新日期:1979-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1992.76.2.0218
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1995.82.3.0489
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.912
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/JNS/2008/108/2/0330
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2010.1.JNS081701
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/JNS.2008.109.12.1123
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2018.6.JNS18735
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1987.66.1.0088
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/spi.2003.98.2.0222
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2018.7.GKS181327
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2005.103.3.0555
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1996.85.1.0174
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.11.JNS14400
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Metrizamide computerized tomographic cisternography (MCTC) has proved 100% successful in documenting the precise anatomic location of the dural osseous defect in three patients with sphenoethmoidal rhinorrhea. In each patient, direct surgical approach to the site indicated by MCTC terminated the leakage in a single pr...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1980.53.2.0222
更新日期:1980-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.3171/JNS-07/09/0522
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The authors assessed the efficacy and complications from gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated trigeminal neuralgia (TN). METHODS:There were 15 patients with MS-associated TN (MS-TN). Treatment involved three sequential protocols, 70 to 90-Gy maximum dose, using a single 4-mm iso...
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The authors describe a method that utilizes an image-guided robotic radiosurgical apparatus (the CyberKnife) for treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). This procedure required the development of an original technique that allows a high degree of automation. METHODS:Angiographic images were im...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2008.10.JNS08749
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2013.12.JNS131312
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00