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This study aimed to compare two different MRgFUS lesion targets (z = +2 mm vs z = 0 mm) regarding efficacy and safety outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of 52 patients with pharmacoresistant tremor disorders who received unilateral MRgFUS thalamotomy in the ventral intermediate nucleus for the first time between 2017 and 2022 by one neurosurgeon, with two different z-coordinates, either z = +2 mm (+2-mm group; n = 17) or z = 0 mm (0-mm group; n = 35), but otherwise identical parameters. Standardized video-recorded assessments of efficacy (including the Washington Heights-Inwood Genetic Study of Essential Tremor scale) and safety (using a standardized grading system) outcomes at baseline and at 6 months posttreatment were reviewed and compared. Moreover, overall patient satisfaction was extracted as documented by the examiner at 6 months.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Based on a multiple logistic regression analysis, the authors found that a more dorsal target with a z-coordinate of +2 mm as compared with 0 mm was associated with a higher incidence of any persistent side effect at 6 months (p = 0.02). Most consistently, sensory disturbances, although mild and nondisturbing in most cases, occurred more frequently in the +2-mm group (35% vs 11%, p = 0.007), while no significant differences were found for gait impairment (29% vs 35%) and arm ataxia (24% vs 11%). On the other hand, average tremor suppression was similar (63.6% vs 60.2%) between the groups. Here, higher efficacy was associated with a higher side effect burden in the 0-mm group but not in the +2-mm group. Despite the occurrence of side effects, general patient satisfaction was high (87% would undergo MRgFUS again) as most patients valued tremor suppression more.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A more ventral MRgFUS target of z = 0 mm seems to be associated with a more favorable safety and a comparable efficacy profile as compared with a more dorsal target of z = +2 mm, but prospective studies are warranted.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2023.8.jns23472","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,4]],"date-time":"2023-11-04T01:26:25Z","timestamp":1699061185000},"page":"1451-1458","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Impact of target depth on safety and efficacy outcomes in MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for tremor patients"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"140","author":[{"given":"Fabian","family":"B\u00fcchele","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurology and"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sujitha","family":"Mahendran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurology and"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mechtild","family":"Uhl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurology and"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carola","family":"Freudinger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurology and"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angelina","family":"Maric","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurology and"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"},{"name":"University of Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicole Sarangi","family":"Heeb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurosurgery, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich;"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Markus Florian","family":"Oertel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurosurgery, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich;"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian Rainer","family":"Baumann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Neurology and"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lennart Henning","family":"Stieglitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neurosurgery, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich;"},{"name":"Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Z\u00fcrich; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"b1","series-title":"N Engl J Med","first-page":"730","article-title":"A randomized trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor","volume":"375","author":"Elias WJ","year":"2016","unstructured":"Elias WJ, Lipsman N, Ondo WG,  A randomized trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. 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