Ultrasound aimed at the brain offers new hope for Parkinson’s patients

Photo: OHSU neurosurgeons Ahmed Raslan, M.D., at left, and Maryam Shahin, M.D., collaborate during OHSU’s first case using high-frequency focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor on March 30, 2022. Photo credit: OHSU / Christine Torres Hicks. Article by Laura Sanders. Science News – May 22, 2026.

The night before he had brain surgery to treat his Parkinson’s disease symptoms, Robert Goings couldn’t sleep. “He was pacing all night,” says his wife, Diana. That’s because it hurt to stop moving. Normally, Goings’ restless movements, stiffness and muscle cramps were eased by medicine. But doctors wanted his symptoms unmasked for the procedure, which meant he was feeling them full blast. “My legs would cramp up, my arms, you know, everything would cramp up without the medication,” Goings says. […]

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