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Patient suffered from uncontrollable tremors in his right hand.
Used MRI guided focused ultrasound to destroy tissue causing mistimed electrical signals.
Machine at St Mary’s uses 1,024 high-intensity, focused ultrasound beams.
Performed in the imaging department and did not involve surgeons.
Treatment is completely non-invasive and doesn’t require unpleasant drugs.
Around one million people in the UK suffer from tremors.