Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Essential Tremor and Parkinsonian Tremor

Description

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in quality of life and degree of tremor for patients with essential tremor or Parkinsonian tremor who are treated by stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). This is a questionnaire-based study. Please see Detailed Description below for more information.

Conditions

Tremor, Essential Tremor, Parkinson Disease, Radiosurgery, Quality of Life

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes in quality of life and degree of tremor for patients with essential tremor or Parkinsonian tremor who are treated by stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). This is a questionnaire-based study. Please see Detailed Description below for more information.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Essential Tremor and Parkinsonian Tremor

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Essential Tremor and Parkinsonian Tremor

Condition
Tremor
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Must be certified by a neurologist as having essential tremor or Parkinsonian tremor that is insufficiently controlled by medication alone.
  • * Preference to receive radiation treatment for tremor treatment, rather than surgical DBS implantation or surgical thalamotomy
  • * At least 18 years old
  • * Contraindications to cranial radiation (such as prior radiation to the thalamus)
  • * Inability to have a MRI of the brain
  • * Prior surgical thalamotomy treatment (but contralateral deep brain stimulator \[DBS\] is permitted)
  • * Estimated life expectancy less than 1 year

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Vanderbilt University Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2028-02