UW News
Andrew Ko
June 27, 2017
Brain signals deliver first targeted treatment for world’s most common movement disorder
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For the first time, University of Washington researchers have delivered targeted treatment for essential tremor – the world’s most common neurological movement disorder – by decoding brain signals to sense when patients’ limbs are shaking.