Focused ultrasound for tremor
MR-guided focused ultrasound for essential tremor and Parkinson's disease.
Key point
MRgFUS thalamotomy is safe, effective, and durable for refractory essential tremor; it appears safe and effective for Parkinson disease tremor, with uncertain durability.
From: Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for the management of tremor: update on the position statement of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (J Neurosurg, 2026 Jul 1) ↗Papers per year
Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 6, 5, 9, 9, 12.
New guidelines and consensus this year
- Position Statement of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery on Focused Ultrasound Lesioning of the Brain by Non-neurosurgeonsNeurosurgery2026 Aug 1
- Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound for the management of tremor: update on the position statement of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional NeurosurgeryJ Neurosurg2026 Jul 1
All papers from the last 12 months
184 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…
- Zero echo time imaging-based skull density ratio for high-intensity focused ultrasoundInt J Hyperthermia2026 DecPMID 42677918
- Focused ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening enhances delivery of Rg3 ginseng nanoparticles in a Parkinson's disease mouse modelInt J Pharm X2026 DecPMID 42370027
- Deep-brain Neuromodulation in Parkinson's Disease: Convergent Mechanisms and Translational Stratification of Deep Brain Stimulation and Low-intensity Focused UltrasoundUltrasound Med Biol2026 NovPMID 42608260Review
- Application of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Parkinson's DiseaseUltrasound Med Biol2026 NovPMID 42547356Review
- Is Unilateral Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy as Effective and Safe as Unilateral Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor? - A critical evaluationStereotact Funct Neurosurg2026 Oct 16PMID 42886615Review
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Essential Tremor: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness and SafetyCurr Pain Headache Rep2026 Oct 15PMID 42875648Meta-analysisSystematic reviewReview
- MRI-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Movement Disorders: Targeting Pathologic Brain Circuits With Precision Imaging, From the AJR Special Series on Critical AnatomyAJR Am J Roentgenol2026 Oct 14PMID 41983872Review
- Staged bilateral MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy in a patient with cerebral cavernous malformationsBMJ Case Rep2026 Oct 7PMID 42843909
- Unilateral MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy thalamotomy for refractory multiple sclerosis tremor: 12-month outcomes in four patientsMult Scler Relat Disord2026 Oct 5PMID 42879887
- Blood-brain barrier opening with focused ultrasound reduces neuromelanin in a non-human primate modelBrain2026 Oct 5PMID 42831534
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How these numbers are counted
PubMed query, searched in titles and abstracts by publication date:
"focused ultrasound"[tiab] AND (tremor[tiab] OR Parkinson*[tiab] OR thalamotomy[tiab])Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.