Patient-Reported Outcomes After Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Tremor-Predominant Parkinson's Disease.

Georgios A MaragkosJacob KosyakovskyPatricia ZhaoKathryn N KearnsShelly Rush-EvansShayan MoosaW Jeffrey Elias

Published in: Neurosurgery (2023)

Patient satisfaction with FUS thalamotomy for tremor-predominant PD was very high, even at longer term. Extended lesioning to target the motor thalamus did not improve tremor control and may contribute to greater frequency of postoperative motor- and speech-related side effects.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
patient reported outcomes
patient satisfaction
parkinson disease
patients undergoing
preterm infants