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Focused ultrasound (FUS) — also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) — is a noninvasive treatment that uses sound waves to treat essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

In this video, experts Doris Wang, MD, PhD, and Leo Sugrue, MD, PhD, explain how focused ultrasound and deep brain stimulation work to treat tremor, who might benefit, and how UCSF’s team tailors treatment to each patient.

Find out more at: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/treatments...

To schedule an evaluation, call us at (415) 353-2071 or send us an e-mail at brainhifu@ucsf.edu

Chapters:
00:05 What is Essential Tremor?
03:17 Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment
04:05 High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment
06:45 Efficacy
07:45 Results
10:30 Side Effects

Produced in collaboration with Rapt Productions.