Atypical Parkinsonism, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, MSA
Conditions
Keywords
focused ultrasound, tremor, surgery, thalamotomy
Brief summary
The goal of this retrospective observational study is to describe the efficacy of focused ultrasound ventral-intermediate nucleus thalamotomy in patients with atypical parkinsonism. * Is this treatment efficacious in patients with multiple system atrophy? * Is this treatment efficacious in patients with diffuse Lewy Body Dementia? Data will be collected from patients charts.
Interventions
Data collection
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion Patients that underwent FUS ventral-intermediate nucleus thalamotomy Suffer from multiple system atrophy-Parkinsonian type (MSA-P) or dementia with Lewy bodies (DLBD). \-
Exclusion criteria
* Patients that did not underwent FUS ventral-intermediate nucleus thalamotomy * Patients that underwent FUS ventral-intermediate nucleus thalamotomy and do not suffer from MSA or DLBD
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor | baseline, pre-procedure, 1 month, 6 months and 1 year following procedure | tremor assessment by Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor. Scores ranging from 0 to 156, with higher scores indicating more severe tremor. |
Countries
Israel