Two technologies, one disease: Connecting DBS and focused ultrasound for Parkinson's disease management

Parkinson's disease is no longer viewed as a faraway neurological ailment buried in textbooks. More than 10 million people ...
Medscape

Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Yields Lasting Benefits

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) provides lasting benefits for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), with sustained improvements in movement and quality of ...
UC San Francisco

This New Tech Helps Parkinson’s Patients Who Have Trouble Walking

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson’s Disease using deep brain stimulation and artificial intelligence. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) ...
Medscape

Long-term Efficacy of Personalized, Adaptive DBS for Parkinson’s Disease

Personalized, adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) is safe and effective for controlling motor symptoms over 10 months in adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD), new research showed. The ADAPT-PD ...
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Dad With Parkinson's Surprises Kids With Movement After DBS Device Switched On | Happily TV

A man with Parkinson’s disease surprised his kids with dance moves after he regained movement thanks to a deep brain stimulation device. Mike Roll, from Jefferson County, West Virginia, was diagnosed ...