GREENWICH – Greenwich Hospital has successfully performed its first high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedure, offering groundbreaking relief for patients suffering from ...
Propranolol, is a beta-blocker that inhibits the action of stress hormones. It was developed for high blood pressure and heart arrhythmias, has been around for a long time, and is already used as ...
This also applies to amphetamines used for the treatment of ADHD, such as Adderall. 'These can increase nervous system activity and sometimes lead to shakiness or tremors,' Dr Chen tells viewers ...
The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does work during stress, providing insight ...
A common medication for high blood pressure could help hundreds of thousands suffering with tremor caused by Parkinson's disease, a study has found. Standard Parkinson's treatment does not always ...
It comes as the neurosurgeon who carried out the non-invasive procedure for essential tremor (ET) called for the treatment to be rolled out to more NHS hospitals. An NHS spokesperson said two ...
tremors involved head in 47 percent, voice in 25 percent, and legs in 23 percent of patients. Stress, overactive thyroid, certain drugs and may other conditions can exacerbate the tremor. Despite the ...
Over time, as the tremor grows more potent, and more visible to others, she begins to search for an explanation, an underlying cause, and possibly a treatment. After a chance encounter with a ...