it is a physics challenge to transmit ultrasound energy through solids, in this case, the cranium or skull bone. The goal is to maximize the efficiency of the ultrasound to produce destructive heat at the target without getting so hot that it damages neighboring tissue... keep reading

Hand tremors can be caused by many things. Some are related to medication, drugs or toxins; some result from accidents or clinical conditions like Parkinson’s disease (PD) or multiple sclerosis (MS). In fact, hand tremors are frequently misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease, but when PD medications turn out to have no benefit for ET, the diagnosis keep reading

“… essential tremor is a common neurological syndrome that has never been defined consistently by clinicians and researchers.” – Roger J. Elble[i] There’s good news and bad news for essential tremor (ET). The good news springs from a much broader awareness of the motor (movement) and nonmotor (cognitive, emotional, psychological) symptoms that manifest the most keep reading

As anyone with essential tremor (ET) can attest, the more ET worsens, the less quality of life there is. Conversely, the more tremors are controlled, the more quality of life returns. And, as anyone with ET who has had a remarkable noninvasive neurosurgery called Exablate Neuro knows, years of tremors disappear in a single treatment. keep reading

The excitement is spreading about MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS), a breakthrough treatment for controlling essential tremor (ET). This noninvasive, outpatient procedure is a great blessing for people with hand tremors that are considered unresponsive to medication. Instead, MRgFUS stops tremors by using sound waves, or sonic energy, to deaden a tiny area in the thalamus. keep reading

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Uncontrollable hand tremors can become a living nightmare. The most common form of this movement disorder is essential tremor (ET). ET is progressive, meaning tremors will worsen over time. Aggravated shaking demolishes tasks that those with steady hands take for granted. The ability to prepare and eat food, fasten buttons and zippers, write checks or keep reading

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Essential tremor (ET) is a movement disorder most often affecting upper limbs on both sides of the body with involuntary trembling or shaking during voluntary actions. It can also affect the head, voice and lower limbs, and some people report feeling like there is trembling inside their bodies even when not visible externally. As one keep reading

At the time of this writing, we are in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that has no precedent in our lifetime. Although U.S. safety guidelines and home shelter timelines may vary from one state to another, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advise that the best way to prevent getting the COVID-19 disease is keep reading