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A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor

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2013

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W. Jeffrey Elias, Diane Huss, Tiffini Voss, Johanna Loomba, Mohamad Khaled, Eyal Zadicario, Robert C. Frysinger, Scott A. Sperling, Scott A. Wylie, Stephen J. Monteith,
New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

In this pilot study, essential tremor improved in 15 patients treated with MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy. Large, randomized, controlled trials will be required to assess the procedure's efficacy and safety. (Funded by the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01304758.).

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