Feasibility study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) ablation of the ventrooralis (Vo) nucleus of the thalamus for the treatment of focal hand dystonia (e.g., musician's focal dystonia and/or writer's cramp)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Focal Hand Dystonia (Musician's Focal Dystonia and/or Writer's Cramp, etc)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000016590
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokyo Women's Medical University Shin-yurigaoka general hospital
- Brief Summary
We show that MRgFUS Vo-thalamotomy significantly improved FHD.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
not suitable conditions for surgical intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tubiana Scale. Writers Cramp Rating Scale Video-clips
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Arm Dystonia Disability Scale (ADDS) Modified QUEST for FHD