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Essential Tremor and High Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)

Posted by rica @rica, Apr 29 3:14pm

At the age of 24 I was diagnosed with essential tremor. Today I am 59 years old. To help decrease tremor, I take primidone, a beta blocker propranolol and alprazolam for anxiety. As I am older, the drugs have had less effect and the tremors have worsened. A new treatment called High Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) arrived here in Brazil, where I live.
The treatment consists of the emission of a focused ultrasound performing a unilateral strategic injury in dysfunctional pathways in certain diseases, in this case Essential Tremor.
Please, has anyone heard about this treatment? If yes, what is your feedback? Thank you.

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greenway47 | @greenway47 | 1 day ago
In reply to @lisalucier "@laura890 - I moved your post into this discussion specifically on essential tremor and high focused..." + (show)
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@laura890 - I moved your post into this discussion specifically on essential tremor and high focused ultrasound so you could speak to others talking about this procedure who have the same condition as you mentioned. Hoping you can chat with members such as @rica @tedalmon @marichu and others and they will share with you what they know about this procedure for essential tremor.

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Thank you so much.

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