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.
Oct 26, 2016
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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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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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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 ...
Feb 26, 2016
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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 ...
Oct 16, 2015
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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.
Jun 14, 2015
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Michael Richardson first experienced symptoms of dystonia, a movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms, when he was 13.
May 5, 2015
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A team of researchers from Université Laval and CHU de Québec identified unusually high levels of a certain protein in the brains of people suffering from essential tremor (ET), a movement disorder that affects 4% of the ...
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