Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy to Treat Essential Tremor in Nonagenarians.
Advanced age
Essential tremor
Focused ultrasound
Thalamotomy
Journal
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
ISSN: 1423-0372
Titre abrégé: Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 8902881
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
28
01
2020
accepted:
13
02
2020
pubmed:
1
4
2020
medline:
19
5
2021
entrez:
1
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Essential tremor (ET) is a disabling movement disorder that is most prevalent among the elderly. While deep brain stimulation surgery targeting the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus is commonly used to treat ET, the most elderly patients or those with multiple medical comorbidities may not qualify as surgical candidates. Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) constitutes a less invasive modality that may be used to perform thalamotomy without the need for a burr hole craniotomy. Here, we report on 2 patients over the age of 90 years who benefited significantly from MRgFUS thalamotomy to relieve their symptoms and improve their quality of life. The procedure was well tolerated and performed safely in both patients. We conclude that age should not be a limiting factor in the treatment of patients with MRgFUS.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32224617
pii: 000506817
doi: 10.1159/000506817
pmc: PMC7384340
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
182-186Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.
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