Report for: Is There a Role for Combined EMG-fMRI in Exploring the Pathophysiology of Essential Tremor and Improving Functional Neurosurgery?

Title	Is There a Role for Combined EMG-fMRI in Exploring the Pathophysiology of Essential Tremor and Improving Functional Neurosurgery?
Published in	PLOS ONE, October 2012
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0046234
Pubmed ID	23049695
Authors	Maria Fiorella Contarino, Paul F. C. Groot, Johan N. van der Meer, Lo J. Bour, Johannes D. Speelman, Aart J. Nederveen, Pepijn van den Munckhof, Marina A. J. Tijssen, Peter Rick Schuurman, Anne-Fleur van Rootselaar
Abstract	Functional MRI combined with electromyography (EMG-fMRI) is a new technique to investigate the functional association of movement to brain activations. Thalamic stereotactic surgery is effective in reducing tremor. However, while some patients have satisfying benefit, others have only partial or temporary relief. This could be due to suboptimal targeting in some cases. By identifying tremor-related areas, EMG-fMRI could provide more insight into the pathophysiology of tremor and be potentially useful in refining surgical targeting.

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