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Originally Posted by pegleg
Scott
The 1000th patient? That's pretty im[ressive.
Not to confuse anyone, but the FDA just approved focused ultrasound ablation for essential tremor. Rather than try to explain this, watch this video:
Parkinson's Disease | Dr. Sanjay Gupta Covers Focused Ultrasound for Dyskinesia
It's not approved for PD yet, but some might be interested.
Peg
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Dont forget that it takes time for these new therapies to be approved by insurance companies, also.
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I'm wondering if ablation treatment works long term. As PD is known to progress does one have to get more brain cells burned/ablated as time goes by?