title: A case report of complete disappearance of essential tremor after Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
abstract: Pharmacological therapy for essential tremor (ET), the most common movement disorder, remains largely unsatisfactory. Surgical options such as radiofrequency or thermocoagulation are only suitable for a select group of patients, the young and those free of pre-existing medical conditions. Radiosurgery using the Leksell Gamma Knife has recently gained acceptance as a viable treatment option for tremor control in ET patients. We describe our experience with the first reported ET patient treated with radiosurgery in Louisiana.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jawahar
authors.forename: Raul J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cardenas
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zwieg
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012074:Remission Induction; D013788:Thalamus / Q000601:surgery*