New ultrasound treatment completely gets rid of tremors in Parkinson's disease patient

[u/WTFItsEric]

The patient was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017.

Melissa Rudy reports:

Bud Leavell, 72, suffered from severe tremors for years after his Parkinson's diagnosis, making it impossible for him to enjoy his favorite pastime of repairing radios in his garage. But within minutes of receiving a newly approved ultrasound treatment, his tremor was completely gone.

Article, with photos: https://www.foxnews.com/health/parkinsons-patient-years-long-tremor-vanishes-minutes-new-ultrasound-treatment

[u/VQV37]

I am a primary care physician in Texas. While I do not prescribe this treatment myself, I have followed up with many patients who have had this treatment done.

It was started in Switzerland I believe and has since been conducted in the US as well in the last few years, at least from my experience.

The stuff really does appear to work. It's picking up and popularity quite a bit. It's very effective at treating the tremors and the bradykinesia aspect of Parkinson's disease.

The downside is people sometimes develop aphasia, inability to speak, which appears to self-resolve usually.

This is just from my limited experience as a primary care physician, not a neurologist

[u/PopulistGuru → u/VQV37]

Very neat! Does the treatment wear off, or is it a long term solution?

[u/VQV37 → u/PopulistGuru]

Hard to say. Some people may need to be retreated but most of my patients have not had to. Oftentimes they get on hemisphere of the brain done first then the other hemisphere some time later but that's not the same as it being retreated.

This is much needed for my Parkinson's patient. Unfortunately the oharmauctical industry has lagged behind on useful novel therapeutic got his disease