A Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor

Jeffrey Elias, W.; Lipsman, Nir; G. Ondo, William; Ghanouni, Pejman; G. Kim, Young; Hee Lee, Won; L. Schwartz, Michael; Hynynen, Kullervo; M. Lozano, Andrés; Shah, Binit; Huss, Diane; F. Dallapiazza, Robert; P. Gwinn, Ryder; Witt, Jennifer; Ro, Susie; M. Eisenberg, Howard; S. Fishman, Paul; Gandhi, Dheeraj; H. Halpern, Casey; Chuang, Rosalind; Butts Pauly, Kim; S. Tierney, Travis; T. Hayes, Michael; Rees Cosgrove, G.; Yamaguchi, Toshio; Abe, Keiichi; Taira, Takaomi; Woo Chang, Jin

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1600159

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A Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 24, 2016

Authors:

W. Jeffrey Elias

Nir Lipsman

William G. Ondo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled pilot studies have suggested the efficacy of focused ultrasound thalamotomy with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance for the treatment of essential tremor. METHODS: We enrolled patients with moderate-to-severe essential tremor that had not responded to at least two tri...

Subject

Thalamotomy

Medicine

Essential tremor

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