Table 1.
Median change of tremor and motor scores before and after FUS
Baseline (N = 26) | 1 month (N = 26) | 6 months (N = 22) | 12 months (N = 23) | 24 months (N = 15) | 36 months (N = 15) | 48 months (N = 12) | 60 months (N = 7) | |
UPDRS | 22.5 (9–43) | –10 (–34 to 6) | –16 (–34 to 16) | –18 (–31 to 47) | –15 (–33 to –1) | –16 (–29 to 0) | –10 (–30 to –4) | –19 (–31 to –5) |
p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p = 0.0002 | p = 0.0005 | p = 0.016 | ||
Hemi–UPDRS | 15 (5–24) | –9 (–19 to 4) | –12 (–18 to 2) | –12 (–20 to 6) | –12 (–17 to 2) | –10 (–17 to 2) | –8 (–16 to –3) | –8 (–17 to –4) |
p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p = 0.0005 | p = 0.016 | ||
CRST | 20 (9–70) | –15 (–66 to –5) | –17.5 (–64 to –5) | –17 (–63 to –5) | –20 (–69 to –6) | –14 (–70 to 6) | –15 (–54 to 6) | –14 (–54 to 3) |
p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p = 0.015 | p = 0.013 | p = 0.031 | ||
Hemi-CRST | 13 (5–28) | –12 (–28 to –4) | –13 (–28 to 2) | –13 (–28 to 2) | –14 (–28 to 1) | –13 (–28 to 1) | –14.5 (–28 to 0) | –8 (–28 to 1) |
p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p = 0.0002 | p = 0.0010 | p = 0.031 | ||
PDQ39 | 32 (17–79) | –18* (–42 to 27) | –19 (–61 to 9) | –15 (–66 to 11) | –7 (–43 to 15) | –8 (–46 to 24) | –6 (–48 to 29) | –11 (–47 to 24) |
p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | NS | NS | NS | NS | ||
Levodopa equivalent | 300 (0–1050) | 0 (–200 to 141) | 0 (–200 to 582) | 0 (–200 to 985) | 66 (–250 to 1676) | 199 (–250 to 1076) | 122.5 (–250 to 1676) | 151 (0 to 1476) |
NS | NS | NS | NS | p = 0.0049 | p = 0.037 | p = 0.031 |
Baseline scores are reported as raw values. For all other outcome parameters median change from baseline (follow-up –baseline) and range of change are reported. UPDRS is the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III, Hemi-UPDRS is-the treated hemibody UPDRS, CRST is Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor, and Hemi-CRST is the treated hemibody CRST. Negative values indicate improvement on all scales. p values are based on Wilcoxon signed rank test of changes (follow-up –baseline). *N = 25 for this item.