- Side effects:
- side effects such as
problems with balance, speech, and numbness, are usually reversible,
mild, and accepted by most patients. Thalamic stimulation has
the advantage of being adaptable. Tremor Control Therapy has
the additional advantage of "adaptability", because
the stimulation can be adjusted (turned up or turned down) as
needed to optimize symptom tremor relief and minimize side effects.
- Contraindications:
- Unsuccessful test stimulation.
- Warnings/Precautions/Adverse
Events:
- May affect or be affected
by medical equipment, e.g., magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
or cardiac pacemakers. Adverse events related to the therapy,
device, or procedure can include: paresthesia, headache, paresis,
dysarthria, disequilibrium, jolting or shocking stimulation,
loss of effect, intracranial hemorrhage.
- Caution:
- U.S. Federal law restricts
this device to sale, distribution, and use, by or on the order
of a physician.
