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How do you evaluate for improvement in tremor from FUS in essential tremor?

E.g., movement disorders neuro evaluation, accelerometer readings, TETRAS score? Toader et al., PMID 42247693.
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Neurosurgery · Brigham and Women's Hospital
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The best method for assessment of improvement in tremor after a FUS thalamotomy is by using a standardized clinical rating scale. These include the Essential Tremor Rating Scale (TETRAS) or the Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (also known as the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin (FTM) score). The TETRAS scale has 2...

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