Highly targets areas of the brain and temporarily opens up the BBB for a 1 or 2-day window. This allows the meds to flood in and do its work. For ALZ it is not a cure but delays its progression. The neurosurgoen successfully stopped essential tremors.
Dr. Ali Rhezia is the neurosurgeon.
https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/who-we-are/faculty-staff/ali-rezai-md/
He also is pioneering using a pacemaker-like unit to treat severe addiction, implanted near the collarbone with a lead into the brain.
I feel so excited learning about this ground-breaking treatments!
CBS
60 Minutes
Second feature.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/neurosurgeon-works-to-slow-alzheimers-progression-treat-drug-addiction-60-minutes-transcript/
Ultrasound technology is not just for imaging: it already is being applied in many other areas of medical therapy and treatment, like denervation/ablation.
And the neuromodulation (tens unit and lead, pacemaker) has also been in play for a long time and this is just another way to use it. That's what makes this so exciting: it's using existing technology that itself doesn't need to go through testing and approval. It just needs approval for the new application of the technology.
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