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. 2021 Apr 23;8(5):681-687.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13223. eCollection 2021 Jul.

The Role of Focused Ultrasound in the Management of Movement Disorders: Insights after 5 Years of Experience

Raúl Martínez-Fernández  1   2 , Michele Matarazzo  1   2 , Jorge U Máñez-Miró  1   2 , Jose A Obeso  1   2
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The Role of Focused Ultrasound in the Management of Movement Disorders: Insights after 5 Years of Experience

Raúl Martínez-Fernández et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: functional neurosurgery; movement disorders; subthalamotomy; thalamotomy; ultrasound.

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Conflict of interest statement

RMF, JAO have received honoraria for lecturing and payment of travel expenses to attend scientific meetings by Insightec. JMM receives grant support from Insightec. MM declares no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Clinical milestones on the application of focused ultrasound for the treatment of tremor and Parkinson's disease. FUS = focused ultrasound; vim: Ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus; ET = essential tremor; PD = Parkinson's disease.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
Brain MR T2‐weighted (left) and susceptibility‐weighted (right) axial sequences of representative patients who received ultrasound ablation in the thalamus (A), subthalamic nucleus (B) and globus pallidus pars interna (C). Brain MRI was acquired 24 hours after the procedure.
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