How a New Brain Procedure Gave Parkinson's Tremor Patient Back the Hobby He Loves
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<img src="https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=https://media.newswise.com/pio/articles/857656/6ae3a69387e0b_Bud_Leavell_working_on_ham_radio_.width-320.format-webp_857656.webp&width=100&height=150" alt="Newswise image" />After living with hand tremors for nine years, retired Air Force veteran Keith "Bud" Leavell sought treatment at UT Southwestern after learning about a new incisionless brain procedure for tremor called transcranial MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU). His tremors were gone minutes after his MRgHIFU procedure in April 2026.
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