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Essential Tremor: Radiology

Commons · Question 17253 · Tabled 2 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2024

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Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's commissioning guidance entitled Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treatment of medication-refractory essential tremor, update

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Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 9 Dec 2024

The Department has made no assessment of the potential impact of NHS England’s guidance on trends in the number of patients accessing transcranial magnetic resonance. Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy is recommended for...