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. 2015 Jul 14;3:98. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2015.00098

Table 1.

Participant demographic and implant information.

Patient Diagnosis Sex Age (years) Months post DBS implantation Years since onset of symptoms Model/device Unilateral/bilateral Clinically set pulse duration (μs) Clinically set frequency (Hz) Clinically set amplitude Randomized amplitude settings by patientc
1 ET M 72 4 18 St Judes Brio ActiveTip 3 mm leadsa Bilateral 90 130 2.5 (bilateral) 0.0, 0.75, 1.5, 2.2, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
2 ET F 48 17 20 Medtronic activa RC model 3387b Bilateral 90 130 2.5 (bilateral) 0.0, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5
3 Cerebellar intention tremor F 71 15 35 St Jude Libra ActiveTip 3 mm leadsa Bilateral 90 130 1.4 (L), 0.6 (R) 0.0, 0.6, 1.5, 2.1, 2.8, 3.5, 4.2
4 Dystonic tremor F 47 6 25 Medtronic activa RC model 3387b Bilateral 90 130 3.5 (L), 2.3 (R) 0.0, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0
5 ET M 56 16 18 Medtronic activa RC model 3387b Bilateral 90 130 2.4 (L), 3.3 (R) 3.3, 3.8, 4.4, 5.0, 5.4, 5.8d
6 ET F 44 15 30 Medtronic activa RC model 3387b Bilateral 60 150 2.3 (bilateral) 0.0, 1.5, 1.9, 2.4, 3.0, 3.6, 4.3

aDevice measured in milliamps.

bDevice measured in volts.

cPulse duration and frequency set to 90 and 130, respectively, for all patients and conditions.

dParticipant became emotionally labile when lower voltages were attempted.

ET, essential tremor; L, left; R, right; Hz, Hertz; mA, milliamps; M, male; F, female.

Patient 6 treated with clonazepam 0.5 mg/day in addition to DBS. All patients implanted bilaterally.