Essays about: "Essential tremor"

Found 4 essays containing the words Essential tremor.

1. 1. Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Brain Efficiency in Essential Tremor Patients

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Lena Lindström; [2017]
   Keywords : Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Working memory; fMRI; DBS; ET; WM;

   Abstract : The movement disorder essential tremor can be treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS), where electric current is delivered to deep brain structures through permanently implanted electrodes. In this study, brain activity during working memory performance was measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging in thirteen essential tremor patients with DBS in caudal Zona incerta, a diencephalic nucleus. READ MORE

3. 2. Individualized mathematical modeling of neural activation in electric field

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

   Author : Helena Andersson; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. Today it has been used in more than 80.000 patients. Electrical stimulation is administered by an implanted pulse generator through an electrode surgically placed in a target brain area specific to the treated disease. READ MORE

4. 3. Kattpest : kliniskt uttryck och immunoprofylax

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Lovisa Staaf Hästö; [2015]
   Keywords : kattpest; kliniskt uttryck; immunoprofylax; feline panleukopenia; clinical symptoms; immonoprophylaxis;

   Abstract : Kattpest är sjukdom orsakat av felint panleukopenivirus (FPV), vilket är ett smittoämne som regelbundet ger upphov till sjukdomsutbrott både inom Sverige och i övriga världen. Sjukdomen drabbar främst unga individer där en mortalitet över 90 % kan observeras. READ MORE

5. 4. SIV-Speech clarity, Intelligibility & Voice : Development of a speech assessment tool for use by healthprofessionals who work with patients treated with DeepBrain Stimulation

   University essay from Logopedi

   Author : Annie Ahlinder; Julia Labba; [2013]
   Keywords : Deep Brain Stimulation; perceptual assessment; speech voice impairment; Deep Brain Stimulation; perceptuell bedömning; tal röstnedsättning;

   Abstract : Background: Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Essential tremor (ET) who havebeen treated with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) generally experience a positive effect,particularly regarding the motor symptoms. However, the patients’ communication skillsare often negatively affected and the assessment instrument currently used withinneurological clinical care is not sufficiently sensitive to assess these patients’ speechclarity, voice and intelligibility satisfactorily. READ MORE