Deep brain stimulation of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus for Benedikt's syndrome mainly present as tremor: a long-term case observation

作者：Cheng, Guoxiong; Yang, Yuan; Wang, Yuelong; Tan, Hongyu; Zhang, Shizhen^*

来源：Acta Neurochirurgica, 2018, 160(7): 1349-1353.

DOI：10.1007/s00701-018-3526-8

• Benedikt's syndrome
• Rubral tremor
• Deep brain stimulation

Benedikt's syndrome (BS) is caused by the lesion in the midbrain and specifically manifests a series of symptoms, including ipsilateral third nerve palsy, contralateral tremor, hemiataxia, and hyperactive tendon reflexes. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for BS emerges as a new approach and achieves successfully results. We report a successful case report of thalamic ventral intermediate (VIM) nucleus DBS for a patient with BS. During follow-up of 3 years, DBS successfully control the tremor and greatly improve his living and working quality. We consider that VIM DBS may have sustained benefit for refractory BS that mainly presents as tremor.

• 出版日期2018-7
• 单位广州医科大学; 四川大学