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Parkinson’s arrived in her 20s. Now, she's thankful for a procedure she was once scared of.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA previous version of this story incorrectly named the surgeon who performed the surgery. The doctor...
Woman Says Experimental Brain Implant Helped Her Lifelong Depression: 'Continuous Prozac'
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDeep Brain Stimulation — or DBS — works like a pacemaker in the brain to deliver electrical...
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEmily Hollenbeck lived with a recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt...
Inside the Operating Room: Doctors Test a Revolutionary Brain-Computer Implant
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoHEALTH Jeffrey Keefer lay on an operating table in the oldest hospital in America surrounded by a...
First person: How I keep my Parkinson's symptoms at bay with a rigorous exercise regimen
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt was so easy to ignore the symptoms. The trembling of the left arm on a Christmas afternoon when...
Medtronic's (MDT) Percept RC DBS System Secures FDA Approval
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoMedtronic plc MDT recently received the FDA’s approval for the Percept RC Deep Brain Stimulation...
Deep brain stimulation could offer treatment for depression
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There’s potential new hope for patients dealing with treatment-resistant...
Deep brain stimulation didn’t work for a young OCD patient until new brain maps changed everything
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFive years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital in Massachusetts....
Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDeep brain stimulation relies on thin electrodes implanted deep in the brain that deliver electrical...
Could pulsing the brain with electrical signals help curb opioid cravings?
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRound after round of addiction therapy. Years of taking medication meant to curb cravings. And...