Exablate Neuro for Essential Tremor

Date: March 27, 2017
Issue #: 
1517Summary: 
The FDA has approved use ofExablate Neuro (Insightec)
for unilateral thalamotomy to treat medication-refractory
essential tremor in patients≥22 years old.Exablate Neuro uses magnetic resonance-guided
focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) to create lesions in the
ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus. MRgFUS
is also approved in the US for treatment of uterine
fibroids and for pain palliation of bone metastases.

Source: The Medical Letter - February 22, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: admin Tags: Botulinum toxin essential tremor Exablate Neuro Inderal Mysoline Primidone Propranolol Topamax topiramate Source Type: research