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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment involving the implantation of a medical device called a brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain. DBS has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for essential tremor, dystonia, and for Parkinson's... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Parkinson's Disease | 32 |
97% |
| Depression | 1 |
0% |
| Dystonia | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 94% (34
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the greatest thing I ever did, no more tremors
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best thing I ever did.
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My Husband has had generalized Dystonia for over 20 years now. He under went DBS surgery and hes more than 90 recovered. He is like a new a person. Fully functional with almost no tremors or spasms. He works every day goes to school to finish his PhD program drives and does pretty much any activity a healthy human being can do with no help or assistance at all ! He doesnt take any medications and thanks God and his brilliant Surgeon for his new found health!
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also helps
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Been 9 months since operation. Not perfect but working. Recommend when medication no longer works.
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an taking a lot less medication since (Jan 2008) going gambling end of this week... first time in 3 years.. will let you know if it gets out of hand.
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Left side for right side tremors. Done at UVA about 5 years ago. A lot of problems early on.but adjusting the voltage over a one year period helped a lot. After breaking her leg (twice in the same place), she can't walk, except with a walker for qbout 30 feet. The upside is that this is a lady of great strength and determination.
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