Effective treatment of refractory tinnitus by bilateral deep brain stimulation of the medial geniculate body of the thalamus: A case report

• Jana V.P. Devos,
• Jasper V. Smit,
• Erwin L.J. George,
• Carsten Leue,
• Linda Ackermans,
• Yasin Temel,
• Marcus L.F. Janssen

Affiliations

Jana V.P. Devos

MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Ear Nose and Throat/Head and Neck Surgery & Audiological Center, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Jasper V. Smit

MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, 6419, PC Heerlen, the Netherlands

Erwin L.J. George

MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Ear Nose and Throat/Head and Neck Surgery & Audiological Center, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Carsten Leue

MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Linda Ackermans

MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Yasin Temel

Corresponding author.; MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Marcus L.F. Janssen

Corresponding author.; MHENS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands