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. 2006 Mar 30;77(7):868–872. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.081232

Table 1 Diagnoses and anatomical targets of 262 consecutive patients treated with deep‐brain stimulation.

Diagnosis Targets (no of patients) Total
STN GPi v.im. VCPC N. acc. CI
Parkinson's disease 164 15 15 194
Dystonia 18 18
Essential tremor 15 15
Multiple sclerosis 11 11
Chronic pain 9 1 10
OCD 7 7
Myocloniforme syndrome 2 1 3
Post‐traumatic or ischaemic tremor 2 2
Neuroacanthocytosis 1 1
Huntington's chorea 1 1
Total 166 35 44 9 7 1 262

GPi, Gobus pallidus internus; N. acc., Nucleus accumbens; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorders; STN, subthalamic nucleus; VCPC, ventrocaudalis parvocellularis; v.im., Nuclei ventrointer medii.