A counterpoint on focused ultrasound for essential tremor - just because you don’t penetrate the brain with a physical object doesn’t mean you don’t have side effects - as usual, benefits come with risks
> Tremor significantly improved in all patients. Seven experienced mild adverse effects, including 2 with transient gait impairment and a fall, 1 with dysarthria and dysphagia, and 1 with mild dysphagia persisting at 3 months.
Found a similar previous one https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.100... where out of 10 patients, 7 had issues:
> Tremor significantly improved in all patients. Seven experienced mild adverse effects, including 2 with transient gait impairment and a fall, 1 with dysarthria and dysphagia, and 1 with mild dysphagia persisting at 3 months.
Also can't access the full pdf either though.