Congratulations to Drs. Joshua Wong and Kelly Foote, on the publication of “Connectomics of Chronic VIM vs Rescue VIM/VO Deep Brain Stimulation in Essential Tremor,” which appears in the October 2024 issue of International Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Society Meeting Abstracts. Abstract Objective: This study aims to use connectomic analysis to…
Congratulations to Drs. Ariane Veilleux Carpentier, Joshua K. Wong and Michael S. Okun on the publication of “An Eye on the First Surgical Side: Appreciating the Potential Impacts of a Second DBS Lead on Ipsilateral Symptoms,” which appears in the recent issue of Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. Abstract Clinical…
Congratulations to Drs. Coralie de Hemptinne, Kara Johnson, Jackson Cagle, Kelly Foot, Michael Okun and Aysegul Gunduz on the publication of “Responsive Versus Continuous Deep Brain Stimulation for Speech in Essential Tremor: A Pilot Study,” which appears in the June 15th edition of Movement Disorders. Abstract Background: Responsive deep brain stimulation…
Congratulation to Drs. Christopher W. Hess, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Kelly D. Foote, David E. Vaillancourt, and Michael S. Okun on the publication of “Suppression of Axial Tremor by Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Essential Tremor: Effects on Gait and Balance Measures,” in Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic…
Congratulations to Drs. Takashi Tsuboi, Joshua K Wong, Robert S Eisinger, Mathew R Burns, Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora, Leonardo Almeida, Aparna Wagle Shukla, Kelly D Foote,…
Congratulations Dr. Okun on the publication of your case report “Deep Brain Stimulation Target Selection in Co-Morbid Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease,” in Tremor and Other Hyperkentic Movements. Abstract Clinical Vignette: A 64-year-old man with essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) presented with medically refractory, large amplitude, debilitating rest…
Congratulations Dr. Nikolaus McFarland on the publication of “A turn for the worse: Turning performance in Parkinson’s disease and Essential tremor,” which will be published in the December 2019 issue of Clinical Biomechanics. Abstract Background Turning is an activity of daily living known to elicit falls in older…
Congratulations Drs. Masa-aki Higuchi, Daniel Martinez-Ramirez, Kelly D. Foote, Michael S. Okun & Chris J. Hass, on the publication of “Changes in Midline Tremor and Gait Following Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor.” This article was published in the latest issue of Tremor & Other Hyperkinet Movement Disorders. Abstract Background:…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael S. Okun, Christopher W. Hess, Aparna Wagle Shukla and David E. Vaillancourt on the publication of “Cortical dynamics within and between parietal and motor cortex in essential tremor,” in the October 2018 issue of Movement Disorders. ABSTRACT Background: Evidence from functional imaging in essential tremor…
Congratulations to Drs. Almedia, Wong, Foote and Okun on the publication of “Structural connectivity–based segmentation of the thalamus and prediction of tremor improvement following thalamic deep brain stimulation of the ventral intermediate nucleus,” in the October 10th issue of Neuroimage: Clinical. Abstract Objectives Traditional targeting methods for thalamic…
