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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024

Early re-emerging tremor after MRgFUS thalamotomy: case-control analysis of procedural and imaging features.

Federico Bruno, Pierfrancesco Badini, Antonio Innocenzi, Gennaro Saporito, Alessia Catalucci, Patrizia Sucapane, Antonio Barile, Ernesto Di Cesare, Carmine Marini, Francesca Pistoia and 1 more

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Federico BrunoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Pierfrancesco BadiniDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Antonio InnocenziDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Gennaro SaporitoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Alessia CatalucciNeuroradiology and Interventional Radiology, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Patrizia SucapaneNeurology, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Antonio BarileDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Ernesto Di CesareDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Carmine MariniNeurology, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Francesca PistoiaDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Alessandra SplendianiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to identify possible prognostic factors determining early tremor relapse after Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) thalamotomy in patients with essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods: Nine patients (six ET and three PD) who underwent Vim MRgFUS thalamotomy in a single institution and developed early re-emergent tremor were analyzed. A control group of patients matched pairwise for sex, pathology, age, disease duration, and skull density ratio (SDR) was selected to compare the technical-procedural data and MR imaging evidence. MR imaging findings compared between groups included lesion shape and volume in multiparametric sequences, as well as Fractiona Anisotropy (FA) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) values derived from Diffusion Tensor Imaging Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DTI) and Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) sequences. Results: We did not find statistically significant differences in gender and age between the two groups. Technical and procedural parameters were also similar in both treatment groups. In MRI analysis, we found lesions of similar size but with greater caudal extension in the control group with stable outcomes compared to patients with tremor relapse. Conclusion: In our analysis of early recurrences after thalamotomy with focused ultrasound, there were neither technical and procedural differences nor prognostic factors related to lesion size or ablation temperatures. Greater caudal extension of the lesion in patients without recurrence might suggest the importance of spatial consolidation during treatment.

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essential tremorMRgFUSMRIParkinson’s diseasetremor recurrence

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