简介:Posttraumatictremorisoftenoneofthecausesofdisabilityinheadinjurypatients.Usually,pharmacotherapyforthistypeoftremorisnoteffective.Sinceearly1970s,surgicalablationoftheventralthalamushasbeenusedtotreatvarioustypesoftremor.1Nowadays,deepbrainstimulation(DBS)confirmsitsefficacyinalleviatingdifferentformsoftremor,includingposttraumatictremor.2,3Suchtherapyhasbeenreportedachievingaround80%successrateinthetreatmentofposttraumatictremor.