Essential tremor sufferers needed for groundbreaking study
You probably know someone who has it. It is the most common movement disorder, yet most people don't even know its name.
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You probably know someone who has it. It is the most common movement disorder, yet most people don't even know its name.
Oct 26, 2016
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Alexandra Lebenthal has kept the condition that makes her hands uncontrollably shake a secret throughout her life. Living with essential tremor since she was 3, Lebenthal has struggled to pour drinks, eat food, shake hands ...
Sep 9, 2016
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(Medical Xpress)—Parkinson's disease (PD) – an incurable, progressive illness caused by dysfunction and death of dopaminergic neurons in the brain (mainly in the substantia nigra) – results in a wide range of symptoms, ...
A study published today in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine offers the most in-depth assessment yet of the safety and effectiveness of a high-tech alternative to brain surgery to treat the uncontrollable shaking ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Treatment with MRI-guided focused ultrasound significantly improves tremors and quality of life in patients with essential tremor (ET), the most common movement disorder, according to a study published in the August 25 issue ...
Aug 25, 2016
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first focused-ultrasound device to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder, in patients who do not respond to medication. The scalpel-free approach has been ...
Jul 12, 2016
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Diagnosing Parkinson's disease, especially in its early stages, has long been a challenge for physicians. A newly launched study by the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) aims to improve screening accuracy by ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix are involved with testing the viability of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat Alzheimer's disease, a disorder that currently has few treatment options. Results ...
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of six locations nationally - and the only one in the Midwest - studying the safety and effectiveness of a promising new technology using MR-guided focused ultrasound ...
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a device that can be implanted into the brain to help people battling Parkinson's disease.
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