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Recent work has shown that, unlike previous experience, kinematically guided individualized botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injections provide benefit along with minimal weakness. Ours is the first long-term (96-week) safety and efficacy study of BoNT-A as monotherapy for ET using kinematically driven injection parameters.<jats:italic><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold><\/jats:italic>Ten ET patients were administered six serial BoNT-A treatments every 16 weeks and were assessed at 6 weeks following treatment. During each study visit, the Fahn\u2013Tolosa\u2013Marin (FTM) scale, the Unified Parkinson\u2019s Disease Rating Scale, and the Quality of Life for Essential Tremor Questionnaire (QUEST) were administered along with kinematic assessment of the treated limb. Participants performed scripted tasks with motion sensors placed over each arm joint. Dosing patterns were determined using the movement disorder neurologist\u2019s interpretation of muscles contributing to the kinematically analyzed upper limb tremor biomechanics.<jats:italic><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold><\/jats:italic>There was a 33.8% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05) functional improvement (FTM part C) and a 39.8% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.0005) improvement in QUEST score at week 96 compared to pretreatment scores at week 0. Although there was a 44.6% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.0005) non-dose-dependent reduction in maximal grip strength, only 2 participants complained of mild weakness. 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