First-in-human trial of blood–brain barrier opening in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using MR-guided focused ultrasound

MR-focused ultrasound can be used to transiently open the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, the authors report the results of a first-in-human trial on four patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), showing that the procedure reversibly permeabilised the BBB in the motor cortex without compl...

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Main Authors: Agessandro Abrahao, Ying Meng, Maheleth Llinas, Yuexi Huang, Clement Hamani, Todd Mainprize, Isabelle Aubert, Chinthaka Heyn, Sandra E. Black, Kullervo Hynynen, Nir Lipsman, Lorne Zinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12426-9