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There are currently approximately 46 million people living with Alzheimer\u2019s disease worldwide, and the number is expected to triple by 2050, which will pose a huge challenge for healthcare. At present, the Food and Drug Administration of the United States has approved five main drugs for the clinical treatment of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, which are cholinesterase inhibitors tacrine, galantamine, capalatine and donepezil, and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist memantine, although these drugs have shown good efficacy in clinical trials, the actual clinical effect is less effective due to the existence of blood brain barrier. With the continuous development of ultrasound technology in recent years, focused ultrasound, as a non-invasive treatment technique, may target ultrasound energy to the deep brain for treatment without damaging the surrounding tissue. For the past few years, some studies could use focused ultrasound combined with microvesicles to induce blood brain barrier opening and targeted drug delivery to treat Alzheimer\u2019s disease, providing new opportunities for the treatment of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. This article reviews the application research and progress of focused ultrasound in the treatment of Alzheimer\u2019s disease, in order to provide new directions and ideas for the treatment of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2023.1323386","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,21]],"date-time":"2023-12-21T04:37:10Z","timestamp":1703133430000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Research and progress of focused ultrasound in the treatment of Alzheimer\u2019s 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