Novant Health to offer new Parkinson's treatment at Mint Hill Medical Center, growing its investment in neurology

Patients struggling with tremors will soon have a less invasive treatment option. Starting in September, Novant Health will offer a magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment at Mint Hill Medical Center. The outpatient procedure treats essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease. It uses an MRI to find what is causing the tremor and then leverages ultra sound technology to treat the problem brain tissue with beams of sound-wave energy. No incision or anesthesia is necessary.…
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