Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson's Disease

Dr. Michael Kaplitt of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center treats the first patient in a clinical trial of image-guided focused ultrasound for symptoms of Parkinson's disease. This video shows the results after a few pulses of ultrasound energy, precisely delivered. The patient has remarkably increased strength and control on her right side after the procedure

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