Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson ’s Disease

ROs should be watching this space closely? SRS >> Ultrasound? https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2202721 Trial of Globus Pallidus Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Parkinson’s Disease BACKGROUND Unilateral focused ultrasound ablation of the internal segment of globus pallidus has reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in open-label studies. METHODS We randomly assigned, in a 3:1 ratio, patients with Parkinson’s disease and dyskinesias or motor fluctuations and motor... Read more
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