Vim-PSA Double-Target DBS for the Treatment of Holmes Tremor Secondary to Brainstem Hemorrhage: A Case Report

Zonglei Chong; Xiaoqian Yang; Xiaoxiao Peng; Qiang Zong; Hongxing Li; Yilei Xiao

doi:10.2147/IMCRJ.S469937

Vim-PSA Double-Target DBS for the Treatment of Holmes Tremor Secondary to Brainstem Hemorrhage: A Case Report

Int Med Case Rep J. 2024 Jul 24:17:703-708. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S469937. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Zonglei Chong^#¹, Xiaoqian Yang^#¹, Xiaoxiao Peng², Qiang Zong³, Hongxing Li^#³, Yilei Xiao^#¹

Affiliations

¹ Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
² Dongying District People's Hospital, Dongying, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
³ Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital, Dongying, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

We report the case of a 53-year-old man who was diagnosed with Holmes tremor and underwent deep brain stimulation of the ventro-intermediate thalamic nucleus and posterior subthalamic area. We assessed the patients' tremor with the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation relieved the patient's tremor during the 24-month follow-up period.

Keywords: Holmes’ tremor; deep brain stimulation; posterior subthalamic area; the ventro-intermediate thalamic nucleus; ventro-intermediate thalamic nucleus.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province of China (no. tsqn202103200) provided funding for this project.