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How do you decide between MRgFUS thalamotomy, LITT, and stereotactic radiosurgery for an older patient with medication-refractory essential tremor who is not a DBS candidate?

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Neurosurgery · Brigham and Women's Hospital

MRgFUS and stereotactic radiosurgery (typically using the Gamma Knife) are non-invasive methods to perform a thalamotomy for older patients with functionally disabling medication-refractory essential tremor. There is substantial clinical evidence supporting both of these methods in the literature. T...

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