New Focused Ultrasound Treatment to Eliminate Essential Tremor

Essential tremor is a debilitating neurological disorder that can make daily life difficult. Treatments typically include medications with severe side effects or open skull brain surgery. But a new technology allows surgeons to treat the condition without making a single incision. Dr. Matthew Alexander and Dr. John Rolston from University of Utah Health Clinical Neurosciences Center explain how focused ultrasound works and what it could mean for the future of medicine.

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New non-invasive treatment can help eliminate essential tremors using ultrasound and MRI rather than open brain surgery.

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