This title appears in the Scientific Report :
2008
Please use the identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00115-007-2407-9 in citations.
Geschmacksstörung unter tiefer Hirnstimulation des Thalamus bei essenziellem Tremor
Geschmacksstörung unter tiefer Hirnstimulation des Thalamus bei essenziellem Tremor
Deep brain stimulation of ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM-DBS) has become an established therapy for severe essential tremor (ET). The technique is however limited in some ET patients by relevant side effects such as paresthesia, dysarthria, and gait disturbances. To our knowledge, this is the fir...
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Personal Name(s): | Roggendorf, J. |
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Vent, J. / Maarouf, M. / Haense, C. / Thiel, A. / Fink, G. R. / Hilker, R. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Biophysik - Medizin; INB-3 |
Published in: | Der @Nervenarzt, 79 (2008) S. 454 - 456 |
Imprint: |
Berlin
Springer
2008
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Physical Description: |
454 - 456 |
PubMed ID: |
18224299 |
DOI: |
10.1007/s00115-007-2407-9 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Funktion und Dysfunktion des Nervensystems |
Series Title: |
Nervenarzt
79 |
Subject (ZB): | |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Deep brain stimulation of ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM-DBS) has become an established therapy for severe essential tremor (ET). The technique is however limited in some ET patients by relevant side effects such as paresthesia, dysarthria, and gait disturbances. To our knowledge, this is the first report of VIM-DBS-induced reversible hypogeusia along with retroinsular cortical deactivation under effective VIM stimulation measured with 18-fluorodexoglucose positron emission tomography. This case demonstrates that gustatory dysfunction should be considered in the pre- and postsurgical management of patients with VIM-DBS. Moreover it provides direct evidence that the thalamus acts as an important relay station in the human cerebral gustatory pathway. |