Clinical outcomes after MRI connectivity-guided radiofrequency thalamotomy for tremor. (Locked) Wirth T, Goedemans T, Rajabian A, Dayal V, Abuhusain H, Vijiaratnam N, Athauda D, Hariz M, Foltynie T, Limousin P, Akram H, Zrinzo L. J Neurosurg. 2023 Oct 13:1-7. doi: …
Comorbid seizure reduction after pallidothalamic tractotomy for movement disorders: Revival of Jinnai’s Forel-H-tomy. (OPEN ACCESS) Horisawa S, Miyao S, Hori T, Kohara K, Kawamata T, Taira T. Epilepsia Open. 2021 Feb 2;6(1):225-229. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12467. SUMMARY: Forel-H-tomy for intractable epilepsy was …
Radiofrequency thalamotomy for tremor produces focused and predictable lesions shown on magnetic resonance images. (OPEN ACCESS) Ishihara BK, Hart MG, Barrick TR, Howe FA, Morgante F, Pereira EA. Brain Commun. 2023 Nov 30;5(6):fcad329. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad329. SUMMARY: The authors evaluate the …
Stereotactic Staged Asymmetric Bilateral Radiofrequency Lesioning for Parkinson’s Disease. (OPEN ACCESS) Kostiuk K. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2023;101(6):359-368. doi: 10.1159/000534084. SUMMARY: A retrospective review of 418 consecutive patients undergoing RF ablation for advanced PD at our institution revealed 28 patients who …
Long-term follow-up of task-specific tremor after thalamotomy: a retrospective observational study. (OPEN ACCESS) Murakami M, Horisawa S, Kim K, Takeda N, Goto S, Kohara K, Kawamata T, Taira T. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2023 Nov 29. doi: 10.1002/acn3.51953. SUMMARY: 23 …
The return of the lesion for localization and therapy. (OPEN ACCESS) Joutsa J, Lipsman N, Horn A, Cosgrove GR, Fox MD. Brain. 2023 Aug 1;146(8):3146-3155. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad123. SUMMARY: Historically, pathological brain lesions provided the foundation for localization of symptoms and …
Gamma Knife Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Analysis. (Locked) Horisawa S, Hayashi M, Tamura N, Kohara K, Nonaka T, Hanada T, Kawamata T, Taira T. World Neurosurg. 2023 Jul;175:e90-e96. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.033. SUMMARY: Data from 27 patients with ET who …
Unilateral focused ultrasound subthalamotomy in early Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study. (Locked) Martínez Fernández R, Natera Villalba E, Rodriguez-Rojas R, Del Álamo M, Pineda-Pardo JA, Obeso I, Mata-Marín D, Guida P, Jimenez-Castellanos T, Pérez-Bueno D, Duque A, Máñez Miró JU, …
Prospective Long-term Follow-up of Focused Ultrasound Unilateral Subthalamotomy for Parkinson Disease. (OPEN ACCESS) Martínez-Fernández R, Natera-Villalba E, Máñez Miró JU, Rodriguez-Rojas R, Marta Del Álamo M, Pineda-Pardo JÁ, Ammann C, Obeso I, Mata-Marín D, Hernández-Fernández F, Gasca-Salas C, Matarazzo M, …
Essential Tremor – Deep Brain Stimulation vs. Focused Ultrasound. (Locked) Ferreira Felloni Borges Y, Cheyuo C, Lozano AM, Fasano A. Expert Rev Neurother. 2023 Jul-Dec;23(7):603-619. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2023.2221789. SUMMARY: In this review, the authors discuss and compare unilateral VIM DBS and …