Sound Waves as Effective as Brain Surgery at Treating Essential Tremor from crossword Watch Video
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Description: Scalpel-free surgery using focused sound waves appears to be as effective in treating essential tremor as traditional surgery that requires drilling into the skull, a groundbreaking clinical trial at the University of Virginia Health System has found.nnAll 15 participants in U.Va.’s trial saw a substantial reduction in their involuntary shaking after undergoing the experimental focused ultrasound procedure. The rate of side effects was similar to that of traditional brain surgery. The patients
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