A Rush team of neurological and neurosurgical clinicians is the first in Illinois and among the first in the United States to offer an innovative, noninvasive treatment for medication-refractory tremor: MR-guided focused ultrasound.
MR-guided focused ultrasound is the latest treatment option for patients with essential and parkinsonian tremor. Many are calling it “life changing,” with far fewer risks than traditional treatments. MR-guided focused ultrasound is a safe, incisionless treatment designed to reduce hand tremor. It targets a specific area of the brain with high-intensity focused ultrasound, guided by magnetic resonance imaging.
“I took that drink in my left hand — the hand that was treated — and was able to move it steadily to my mouth and drink,” Ken Lemerman, an essential tremor sufferer, said following the procedure. “It was amazing. Literally within minutes after getting off the table, I’m holding a drink in my hand without spilling a single drop. It had been years since I could do that.”
