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I didn’t see that it was stated what the surgery was for, and I am unfamiliar with deep brain stimulation. For anyone else in the same boat, for the author, it
by carl_dr 5y ago
I didn’t see that it was stated what the surgery was for, and I am unfamiliar with deep brain stimulation.
For anyone else in the same boat, for the author, it is a method of managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
A fascinating read.
- insickness 5y ago> Normally if I had gone till noon without any medication I would have had a pronounced tremor Yeah, probably some type of Parkinson's.
- casion 5y agoHe has another post describing that he has parkinsons: https://tmrwedition.com/2021/01/30/pros-and-cons-of-four-different-brain-surgeries-for-parkinsons-disease/ https://tmrwedition.com/2021/01/30/pros-and-cons-of-four-dif...
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoSmall correction, DBS is not limited to just Parkinson's treatment. Although Parkinson's is the most common disease to be treated with DBS, the technique is used in a broad set of diseases/conditions where you have some form of dystonia. Source: Worked on a Neurosurgery software suite a few years back.