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[PDWarrior1900]

"Patients with Parkinson's disease achieved a significant improvement in their tremors, mobility, and other physical symptoms after having a minimally invasive procedure involving focused ultrasound, according to a new study today published in the New England Journal of Medicine."

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news-medical.net/news/20230...

[limcheeese22]

is this irreversible?

[Hidden in reply to limcheeese22]

Yes...ofc...you get a lesion.

[Jimmary]

Hello ! I just had MRI assisted FUS on the right side of brain 8/22/23.. I am tremor dominant and was diagnosed in 2015. symptoms before tremor both sides, insomnia, dyskinesia on left side couldn't walk a half mile with my left foot dragging a little which made me exhausted and excessively sweat after the walk. I was also a little unbalanced walking.

also had slight swallowing problem

NOW

Insomnia gone

left hand tremor 90% improved

dyskinesia gone

imbalance while walking gone.

i can now walk a mile no problem.

swallowing issue gone!

Baltuch,Gordon H, MD performed surgery

[PDWarrior1900 in reply to Jimmary]

FANTASTIC!!!

[Jimmary]

I am still feeling good....everything stated above is still true.

[LagLag37 in reply to Jimmary]

That’s great! Are you still on meds for PD? Where was your surgery? 🥊

[Jimmary in reply to LagLag37]

still taking meds for right side tremor but the results (still good) that i stated above was a HUGE PLUS on Quality of life. I am planning on having it done on the other side in May 2024.

I t was at NY Presbyterian.

The surgeon Dr. Gordon Baltuch was great. see his experience on this link below.

neurosurgery.columbia.edu/p...

PS the surgery was very easy went home same day.

MY neuro doc was always telling me that i was a perfect candidate for DBS but the intensive surgery and maintenance was not something i wanted. My understanding is i could do DBS after ultrasound but basically caannot do ultrasound after DBS because of the wires inplanted from DBS.

If u are tremor dominant and meds are becoming less effective i would strongly encourage.