April 15, 2010

Seminar to focus on essential tremor options

Vanderbilt Movement Disorders Division and the International Essential Tremor Foundation will host a seminar entitled “Learning about essential tremor: diagnosis and treatment options,” at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 1.

Fenna Phibbs, M.D., assistant professor of Neurology, and Peter Konrad, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Neurosurgery, will present the latest treatment options and discuss the pros and cons of medical treatment and surgery for essential tremor.

The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Hutton Hotel at 1808 West End Ave.

Additional event information is available at www.vanderbiltneurosciences.com.