Vagal nerve stimulation for intractable hiccups is not a panacea: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Hiccups are common and typically resolve spontaneously. However, in rare cases, they can continue for days, weeks or even years, causing significant morbidity and discomfort in patients. In the setting of intractable hiccups, vagal nerve stimulation has been reported in two cases.

Precise stimulation location optimizes speech outcomes in essential tremor.

Background: Deep brain stimulation for essential arm tremor is often complicated by dysarthria and persistent voice tremor.

Objective: To determine the relationship of stimulation location to speech outcomes following bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for essential tremor (ET).

Methods: Eighteen patients undergoing bilateral DBS for ET were prospectively studied.