Background: Essential vocal tremor is a difficult disease entity to treat with a poor response to existing medical management and limited options for surgical management of the disease. Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is an emerging treatment modality with encouraging results for limb tremor in patients with essential tremor, but data are limited for the treatment of vocal tremor.
Observations: This is the case of a 69-year-old male with a history of essential vocal tremor severely limiting his ability to perform his occupation as an opera singer. He underwent staged bilateral ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus thalamotomy with MRgFUS for the treatment of his bilateral upper extremity tremor with near complete resolution of his vocal tremor after a second procedure.
Lessons: Bilateral MRgFUS may be a safe and efficacious option for the treatment of essential vocal tremor. Further research into optimal patient selection, precise target location, and treatment parameters is needed.
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