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Safety of staged bilateral GKS of the VIM has never been strictly evaluated. Our aim was to determine whether staged bilateral VIM-GKS is safe and effective, avoiding side effects associated with bilateral surgery, while providing improvement in tremor impairment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>We conducted a prospective, single-arm, phase 2 trial of second-side GKS of the VIM in 33 patients with severe essential tremor and no relevant speech or balance problems. A comprehensive assessment before surgery, as well as 6 and 12 months post-surgery, included complete neuropsychological testing, the evaluation of voice, speech, gait, posture, tremor severity, activities of daily living, disease-related quality of life and MRI. The primary end point was safety.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>All patients completed the study after the 1-year follow-up period (19 males, 14 females, 32 right VIM-GKS and 1 left). A single adverse event was observed (hemi-proprioceptive ataxia and dysarthria due to hyper-response 11 months after VIM-GKS). The mean delay between the first and the second GKS was 28.7 months. The postoperative cognitive assessment, as well as the evaluation of speech, gait and balance, showed no significant worsening. The tremor severity score significantly improved by 58.5%, the disability score by 84.8% and the functional impact score by 68.6%. Four patients failed to respond, while the remaining 29 patients showed a mean improvement of 74.4% in their treated upper limb tremor. Quality of life at 12 months was significantly improved.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In selected patients with bilaterally disabling essential tremor and without speech, gait or balance concerns, staged bilateral VIM-GKS can be performed with a good safety profile and leads to a major reduction in tremor and improvement in quality of life. If confirmed by larger series and longer follow-up, bilateral staged VIM-GKS could be considered as a good option for selected patients presenting with a severe drug-resistant bilaterally disabling essential tremor.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/brain\/awag231","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,22]],"date-time":"2026-07-22T12:02:31Z","timestamp":1784721751000},"page":"3395-3403","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Bilateral gamma knife radiosurgery in severe essential tremor: a prospective trial"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"149","author":[{"given":"Jean","family":"R\u00e9gis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Neurosciences Syst\u00e8mes (INS), INSERM, Aix Marseille University , Marseille 13284 ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Functional Neurosurgery & Radiosurgery Department of Stereotaxis, Assistance Publique H\u00f4pitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), \u00a0 Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valentin","family":"Mira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNRS, CRPN, Aix Marseille University , Marseille 13003 ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Department of Neurology and Pathology of Movement, Timone Hospital , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3375-4787","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Serge","family":"Pinto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNRS, LPL, Aix Marseille University , Aix-en-Provence 13100 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eve","family":"Benchetrit","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology and Pathology of Movement, Timone Hospital , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Corentin","family":"Gaillard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology and Pathology of Movement, Timone Hospital , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeremy","family":"Danna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNRS, CLLE, Toulouse University , Toulouse 31058 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lauriane","family":"Veron-Delor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNRS, CeRCA, Poitiers University, Tours University , Poitiers 86073 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Axelle","family":"Cretol","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Functional Neurosurgery & Radiosurgery Department of Stereotaxis, Assistance Publique H\u00f4pitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), \u00a0 Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Sandu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Functional Neurosurgery & Radiosurgery Department of Stereotaxis, Assistance Publique H\u00f4pitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), \u00a0 Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CERESS, Aix Marseille University , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Department of Biostatistic, Aix-Marseille University , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean-Philippe","family":"Azulay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNRS, CRPN, Aix Marseille University , Marseille 13003 ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Department of Neurology and Pathology of Movement, Timone Hospital , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandre","family":"Eusebio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology and Pathology of Movement, Timone Hospital , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]},{"name":"Institut Neurosciences Timone (INT), CNRS, Aix Marseille University , Marseille 13005 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marianne","family":"Vaugoyeau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CNRS, CRPN, Aix Marseille University , Marseille 13003 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tatiana","family":"Witjas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology and Pathology of Movement, Timone Hospital , Marseille 13385 ,","place":["France"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026100419575382200_awag231-B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5","DOI":"10.1002\/mds.870130105","article-title":"How common is the most common adult movement disorder? 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