2022
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsEssential TremorFollow-Up StudiesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingProspective StudiesQuality of LifeThalamusTreatment OutcomeTremorConceptsFunctional 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
2019
Three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor.
Halpern CH, Santini V, Lipsman N, Lozano AM, Schwartz ML, Shah BB, Elias WJ, Cosgrove GR, Hayes MT, McDannold N, Aldrich C, Eisenberg HM, Gandhi D, Taira T, Gwinn R, Ro S, Witt J, Jung NY, Chang JW, Rosenberg J, Ghanouni P. Three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. Neurology 2019, 93: e2284-e2293. PMID: 31748250, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocused ultrasound thalamotomyAdverse eventsQuality of lifeEssential tremorProspective trialUltrasound thalamotomyMedication-refractory essential tremorTcMRgFUS thalamotomyMulticenter prospective trialNew adverse eventsClass IV evidenceHand tremorEssential Tremor QuestionnaireSevere essential tremorClinical rating scalesMagnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomyClinical outcomesFunctional disabilityThird followTreatment metricsTremor scorePostural tremorDurable benefitThalamotomyMedian score
2018
Neurology Residents as Comprehensive Educators (Neuro RACE)
Santini VE, Wu CK, Hohler AD. Neurology Residents as Comprehensive Educators (Neuro RACE). The Neurologist 2018, 23: 149-151. PMID: 30169365, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCurriculumFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleNeurologyStatistics, NonparametricSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSmall group discussionsNeurology residentsTeacher curriculumTeaching abilityFormal schoolingPostcurriculum surveysAcademic trainingCurriculumResident curriculumTraining programAcademic medicineGroup discussionsEducatorsNeurology training programsField of neurologyIntegral partResidents' responsesMonthly sessionsTeachingDidacticsSchoolingEducationInstructionLearningCareer