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Assessing tremor reduction and quality of life following thalamic deep brain stimulation for the treatment of tremor in multiple sclerosis
  1. C Berk1,
  2. J Carr1,
  3. M Sinden1,
  4. J Martzke1,
  5. C R Honey1
  1. 1Surgical Centre for Movement Disorders, Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr C Berk
 caglarberkhotmail.com

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    We read with interest the paper by Wishart et al.1 on chronic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of tremor in multiple sclerosis. We would like to highlight two important points.

    First, reduction in tremor should not be the ultimate goal of this surgery. It is a means to an end. The most important outcome for the …

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