Neurosurgical Alleviation of Intention Tremor of Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebellar Disease

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IT is the purpose of this report to summarize an investigation into the effects of thalamic surgery on incapacitating intention tremor. During the course of an experience with basal-ganglion operations for the resting tremor and rigidity of Parkinson's disease it was observed that in some of the more severe cases both intention tremor and resting tremor were present and that both types of tremor were relieved by chemothalamectomy.1 Furthermore, a similar thalamic lesion is capable of relieving the posturally induced movement disorders of dystonia.2 It was therefore decided to select several cases of severe intention tremor (appearing only during voluntary . . .

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