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CRST scores in the treated hand at baseline (median 19; range 7\u201332, 44 patients) improved by a median of 16 at 1 month (44 patients; p &lt; 0.0001), 17 at 6 months (31 patients; p &lt; 0.0001), 15 at 1 year (24 patients; p &lt; 0.0001), 18 at 2 years (15 patients; p &lt; 0.0001), 19 at 3 years, (10 patients; p &lt; 0.0001), 21 at 4 years (6 patients; p &lt; 0.01), and 23 at 5 years (2 patients, significance not tested). Return of tremor that impacted activities of daily living was reported in 5 patients (11%). QUEST scores showed significant improvement, with median change of 35 points (p &lt; 0.0001; 44 patients) at 1 month, 33 (p &lt; 0.0001; 31 patients) at 6 months, 27 (p &lt; 0.0001; 24 patients) at 1 year, 26 (p &lt; 0.001; 15 patients) at 2 years, 25 (p &lt; 0.001; 10 patients) at 3 years, 33 (p &lt; 0.001; 6 patients) at 4 years, and 28 (significance not tested, 2 patients) at 5 years. Adverse events after the procedure were reversible in all but 5 patients (11%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>MRgFUS thalamotomy for ET is an effective and safe procedure that provides long-term tremor relief and improvement in quality of life even in patients with medication-resistant disabling tremor. 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