Late-onset depression and anxiety are now considered risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It is also believed that the insidious emergence of a neurological ...

Propranolol and Primidone demonstrate efficacy in up to 70% of patients as first-line agents. MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) results in approximately 56% tremor reduction at 4 years. Deep Brain ...

The research team of the Neurology Department Movement Disorders Unit at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital and the Movement Disorders group of the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville - IBiS, in ...

Distinction between tremor and myoclonus The first result from the project focuses on the distinction between tremor and myoclonus, two types of involuntary movements that are often confused because ...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -guided focused ultrasound is a less invasive option designed to target a specific area of the brain responsible for tremors without traditional surgery. The focused ...

Psychogenic tremors have been reported in up to 9.5% of patients seen at a movement disorders center for postural or action tremor of the upper extremities. [1] Although it can be difficult to ...

North Carolina doctors use sound waves instead of surgery to treat essential tremors. Imagine not being able to write, drink coffee, or screw in a lightbulb because your hands won't stop shaking. For ...

Essential tremor (ET) is a brain condition that causes uncontrollable shaking of the hands, head, and voice. In some cases, it can also cause your legs and trunk to shake. Also called benign essential ...

Tremors are spontaneous, rhythmic movements in the hands, heads, legs, or voice that can occur in the body for various reasons, including stress, caffeine, or due to an underlying neurological ...

Encora's device is set to be available in the US via a prescription-only model.