ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2023
Treatment of vocal tremor with bilateral magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound of the ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus: illustrative case.
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- Staged Bilateral Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: Prospective Single-Centre Cohort and Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.European journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Bilateral gamma knife radiosurgery in severe essential tremor: a prospective trial.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026Trial
- Focused ultrasound thalamotomy improves voice tremor in essential tremor: objective insight from artificial intelligence.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Imaging and procedural features of staged bilateral magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor.Frontiers in radiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundEssential vocal tremor is a difficult disease entity to treat with a poor response to existing medical management and limited options for surgical management of the disease. Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is an emerging treatment modality with encouraging results for limb tremor in patients with essential tremor, but data are limited for the treatment of vocal tremor. OBSERVATIONS: This is the case of a 69-year-old male with a history of essential vocal tremor severely limiting his ability to perform his occupation as an opera singer. He underwent staged bilateral ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus thalamotomy with MRgFUS for the treatment of his bilateral upper extremity tremor with near complete resolution of his vocal tremor after a second procedure. LESSONS: Bilateral MRgFUS may be a safe and efficacious option for the treatment of essential vocal tremor. Further research into optimal patient selection, precise target location, and treatment parameters is needed.
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