No Additional Benefit of 185 Hz versus 130 Hz at Equivalent Energy in Deep Brain Stimulation for Tremor - A randomized prospective clinical trial
van der Linden C; Trapp P; Dembek TA; Schedlich-Teufer C; Brandt GA; Jergas H; Fink GR; Visser-Vandewalle V · 2026 · Preprint
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A previously reported effect did not replicate here — verify it holds before you build on it.
Abstract (excerpt)
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus and posterior subthalamic area (VIM/PSA) in Essential Tremor (ET) and the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) are established treatment for…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.64898/2026.05.31.26354199