Parkinson's disease, an intractable disease Start of clinical trial of new treatment using ultrasound
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For Parkinson's disease, an intractable disease that causes tremors and limbs to shake, Osaka University's research group uses a new treatment that burns away abnormal nerve cells using weak ultrasound as a general treatment. A clinical trial to establish it started this month.
Parkinson's disease is an intractable disease in which the nerve cells in the brain that produce a nerve transmitter called dopamine are abnormal and the limbs tremble and the body does not move, and it is said that there are about 150,000 patients in Japan, There is no fundamental cure.
A research group led by Professor Hideki Mochizuki at the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University has begun a trial of a new treatment using weak ultrasound this month.
The new treatment is a technique that uses a special device to focus and irradiate weak ultrasonic waves to some of the nerve cells in the brain that appear to be causing abnormalities from approximately 1000 locations. It means that you can avoid adverse effects on.
This treatment is being studied in Spain for patients with relatively mild symptoms, and although it cannot be cured altogether, it is expected to improve symptoms.
The research group aims to establish a general treatment that is covered by health insurance, and will confirm the safety and efficacy of 10 patients over the next year.