MR-guided focused ultrasound to treat tremors caused by Parkinson’s and essential tremor

For patients whose shaking cannot be controlled with medicine, Sharp Grossmont Hospital now offers ground-breaking technology called MR-guided focused ultrasound to treat tremors caused by Parkinson’s and essential tremor — two conditions also known as movement disorders.

Sharp Grossmont is proud to be the only provider in San Diego County to offer this groundbreaking treatment, which has shown to greatly improve a patient’s quality of life.

Some key benefits of focused ultrasound include:

A one-time outpatient procedure, usually lasting between 90 minutes to 2 hours, after which patients can normally go home the same day
Safe and minimally-invasive, with no incision — providing a low risk of infection
No anesthesia involved
Improvements usually seen immediately

MR-guided focused ultrasound uses ultrasound waves, guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to pinpoint the specific part of the brain that is causing the tremor and treat it. The procedure is performed inside of an MRI scanner, and the patient is awake the entire time. The precision of MRI technology allows the neurosurgeon to see exactly where the treatment is going, targeting the affected areas of the brain causing tremors.

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