Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: 5-year follow-up results
Cosgrove GR, Lipsman N, Lozano AM, Chang JW, Halpern C, Ghanouni P, Eisenberg H, Fishman P, Taira T, Schwartz ML, McDannold N, Hayes M, Ro S, Shah B, Gwinn R, Santini VE, Hynynen K, Elias WJ. Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: 5-year follow-up results. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 138: 2022.6.jns212483. PMID: 35932269, PMCID: PMC10193464, DOI: 10.3171/2022.6.jns212483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional disability scoreAdverse eventsFocused ultrasound thalamotomyQuality of lifeDisability scoresMotor scoresUltrasound thalamotomyMagnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomyEssential tremorMedication-refractory essential tremorNew adverse eventsCohort of patientsQUEST scoresMulticenter clinical trialClinical trial registrationEssential Tremor QuestionnaireLong-term safetyClinical rating scalesRespective time pointsTremor improvementTRIAL REGISTRATIONClinical trialsTremor scorePostural tremorLife measures