A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor
A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In an uncontrolled, open-label pilot study, essential tremor improved in 15 patients treated with MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy. Adverse effects included persistent paresthesias in four patients. The study was too small to assess the safety of this procedure.
Essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, with a prevalence as h...
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A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1426002364
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1426002364
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa1300962
