Scalpel-free surgery enhances quality of life for Parkinson’s patients

Saturday, November 10, 2018 - 15:10 in Health & Medicine

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment, a new study has found. Further, the University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers conclude their study offers “comprehensive evidence of safety” in terms of the approach’s […]

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