Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
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To examine the incidence of percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead migration, given current hardware and surgical technique. ⋯ The rate of lead migration observed in our practice was considerably lower than previously published estimates of clinically significant lead migration or revision for lead migration (13%-22%). However, our study did not determine the reason for the decreased rate, which may be influenced by current hardware and implant techniques.
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The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of the stimulation site relative to the dentato-rubro-thalamic tract (DRTT) on the alleviation of tremor in deep brain stimulation. ⋯ The results do not provide sufficient evidence to define the DRTT as a new DBS-target for tremor. Further investigations on different fiber tracts, DTI sequences, and fiber tracking algorithms are mandatory.