Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Essential Tremor (or Parkinsons)

SeaBreeze

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I saw an elderly woman on the news who was suffering so badly from uncontrollable tremors, she couldn't feed herself (especially soup), and her signature looked like a complete scribble. She had this Deep Brain Stimulation, where they inserted two small coils in her brain, and a control box in her chest.

She was very pleased and demonstrated how she wrote when they disabled the device, and how she wrote when it was working. Looks like hope for those with tremors, Parkinson's Disease, etc...http://www.thebarrow.org/Neurological_Services/DBS_Program/224320#1
 


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