Because brain tissue is not destroyed after the lead is implanted, patients have preserved their future options as new therapies develop. Chronic electrical stimulation of the ventralis intermedius nucleas of the thalamus as a treatment of movement disorders. Clinical research suggests that the potential side effects of stimulation are generally mild, reversible, and well tolerated by patients. Chronic electrical stimulation of the ventralis intermedius nucleas of the thalamus as a treatment of movement disorders. These sides effects are reduced or disappear when stimulation is decreased or stopped.
Risk typically associated with the surgery includes loss of effect and intracranial hemorrhage.
There is no cure for Essential Tremor or Parkinson's disease at this time. Tremor Control Therapy treats tremor, but does not cure the underlying condition that causes the tremor. If the therapy is discontinued, the patient's tremor will return. Thousands of people worldwide are benefiting from this therapy. It has been available in Europe, Canada and Australia since 1995.