Parkinson’s patients have been given hope of regaining independence after a procedure to prevent tremors was performed for the first time in Scotland.
Ultrasound thalamotomy, a non-invasive treatment that can allow people living with Parkinson’s to control their movements, was carried out by a team from the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine earlier this month.
The international clinical trial was hailed as a “milestone for Scottish medicine” by medics at the university and a “miracle” by the patient who benefited from it.
It has been carried out on Parkinson’s patients elsewhere on a limited scale but the technology is not yet widely available. It has been also performed in Scotland on 60 patients living with essential tremor disorder in recent years.
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