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Phase 3 Study of Exablate Neuro Ultrasound System to Treat Parkinson’s Motor Symptoms Begins

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This will be a risky treatment in which a device called Exablate Neuro uses focused ultrasound to target and destroy damaged tissue in deep-brain areas responsible for involuntary motor symptoms.

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I’m willing to take the risk, and will be first in line when it becomes mainstream. Looks very promising.

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It plans to enroll more than 100 patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson’s whose disease does not respond to available therapies for motor problems or fluctuations like dyskinesia (involuntary and jerky movements), tremors, rigidity, and slowed movement.

key words: Advanced, Does not respond to available therapies.

Last chance ,end of the road therapy. We have a few that would qualify

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