Month: February 2019

On December 18, 2018 an important press release was issued by Insightec, the manufacturer of the MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) device used at Sperling Neurosurgery Associates to treat essential tremor (ET). The press release held very good news for people with tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease (PD). In short, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved keep reading

Essential tremor (ET) is often incorrectly diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease (PD). ET used to be called “benign essential tremor” as if it were a fairly harmless condition in comparison with something as feared as PD. However, we now know that that ET is anything but benign. While it is considered non-life threatening, it can obliterate keep reading

When it comes to treating physical and psychological disorders in the brain, MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS or simply FUS) is versatile and powerful. What makes it stand out is the fact that it is noninvasive. No cuts, punctures, drills or probes—none of the conventional routes into the brain. To boldly go where no scalpel has keep reading

Without question, being diagnosed with essential tremor raises worries: Will it get worse? How bad can it get? Will I have to take drugs for the rest of my life? What if there are side effects? How will other people see me? How many doctor appointments will there be? What if I can’t drive? Essential keep reading

Essential tremor (ET) is considered the most common movement disorder, affecting millions of people. Roughly half of ET cases appear to run in the family – that is, other members of the family tree have also had ET. But what if a person has ET yet there is no known family history? It may seem keep reading

What’s on your mind? If you have essential tremor (ET) you probably have a lot of things on your mind: Medications like propranolol and primidone – should I take drugs? What about side effects? Progression – will my tremors get worse? Embarrassment – I can’t drink water or eat soup in a restaurant without splashing keep reading