The 7th Emirates International Neurosurgical Conference took place in Dubai, UAE, from December 12–14, 2019. The program included two focused ultrasound presentations by faculty from the University of Palermo in Sicily, Italy, providing two-year follow-up data on patients with essential tremor or Parkinson’s disease who underwent focused ultrasound treatment.

• “Investigating the Relationship between Tremor Rate and Thalamic Lesion Appearance on MRI in a 2-Year Follow-Up Series of 30 Patients Treated By 1.5 Tesla [Transcranial] MRgFUS for Movement Disorders” by Giuseppe Roberto Giammalva, MD
• “2 Years Follow-Up of the First Clinical Series of Patients with Essential Tremor and Tremor-Dominant Parkinson’s Disease Treated by MRgFUS Thalamotomy using a 1.5 Tesla Scanner” by Domenico Gerardo Iacopino, MD

“My talk in Dubai was very much appreciated and generated a high level of interest in focused ultrasound as a technology,” said Professor Gerardo Iacopino. “After my presentation, I received many questions from the audience, and Dr. Mohamed Al Olama, the President of the conference, was enthusiastic.”

The Foundation thanks Professor Iacopino for contributing to this meeting report.