Long-Term Clinical Experience with Directional Deep Brain Stimulation Programming: A Retrospective Review

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The actual use of directional steering and shorter pulse width in selected patients undergoing deep brain stimulation

Femke M. P. Zitman et al.

Summary: Research shows that more than half of DBS patients benefit from advanced features of directional deep brain stimulation systems, especially for patients with specific clinical characteristics and treatment targets.

PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS (2021)

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Directional Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor: The Cleveland Clinic Experience

Richard A. Rammo et al.

Summary: The study found that directional stimulation was more commonly used than omnidirectional stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. Significant improvements in therapeutic current strength, therapeutic window, and total electrical energy were found in leads programmed with directional stimulation.

NEUROMODULATION (2021)

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Directional Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease: Results of an International Crossover Study With Randomized, Double-Blind Primary Endpoint

Alfons Schnitzler et al.

Summary: Published reports on deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease have been limited to small studies, but this study found that directional stimulation resulted in a wider therapeutic window compared to omnidirectional stimulation, and was preferred by both subjects and clinicians involved in the study.

NEUROMODULATION (2021)

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Role of Directional Configuration in Deep brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: A Single Center Experience

Venka Veerappan et al.

Summary: The utilization of directional programming in ventral intermediate nucleus deep brain stimulation has shown to significantly improve tremor control and reduce side effects in patients with medication refractory essential tremor, as indicated by a retrospective review.

TREMOR AND OTHER HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENTS (2021)

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