As if essential tremor (ET) isn’t enough trouble, some studies have found that those with ET have a greater risk of migraine headaches. Migraines If you have ever had a headache – and most people have at one time or another – you know how much head pain can make an ordinary day seem like keep reading

Almost 200 years ago, photography made its entrance onto the stage of technology. Credit for the first known photographic image of a person goes to a Frenchman, Louis Daguerre, who captured a man getting a shoe shine in an 1838 Paris street scene. If only it were possible to capture an image of essential tremor keep reading

About 7 million Americans have essential tremor (ET) according to estimates. Depending on how long a person has had ET, plus the level of disability caused by tremors, a person with ET is likely to experience some degree of psychological suffering. Other factors enter in: personality, support from family and friends, economics, etc. have a keep reading

If you or a loved one has essential tremor (ET) you are all too familiar with the visible shaking of hands, head, voice, legs or trunk that characterize ET. No one knows what causes ET’s abnormal brain signals to start. Once it begins, most people with ET will experience worsening of their shaking over time. keep reading

“Variety is the spice of life.” How often in your life did you hear those words? They first appeared in a 1785 poem by William Cowper, a popular 18th century poet who also wrote words to many hymns. He was also an ardent supporter of the anti-slavery movement of his time. It’s true that the keep reading

Essential tremor (ET), the most common movement disorder, has been recognized for thousands of years. Evidence – not always clear regarding situational or chronic tremors – is found in ancient writings from India to Egypt to the Biblical lands.i So it’s safe to say that ET has its place in history. As we know, ET keep reading

Few things in nature that weigh a mere three pounds are as complex and amazing as the human brain. For comparison, an elephant brain is closer to thirteen pounds, yet elephants have not done things like paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, composed a symphony, or sent a rocket to the moon. That’s not keep reading

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