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Parkinson’s movement problems may be treated with self-tuning deep brain stimulation device
A new deep brain stimulation (DBS) system uses feedback from the brain to fine-tune its signaling in response to signs of dyskinesia, potentially offering a more refined way to ease motor problems in Parkinson’s patients, a small feasibility study reports.
Find out more about this study here: Deep Brain Stimulation Device That Can Self-Tune Show Promise in Small Parkinson’s Study
Did you know about this possible type of treatment? Would you try it out?
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Yes I have heard of it and I would certainly try it out of it was possible. But I have the older kind of DBS in which each of the 2 wires implanted to stimulate opposite sides of the brain has 4 electrodes about a millimeter apart. My understanding is that the new system has 8 and has a neural feedback mechanism that modulates the stimulation according to demand.
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Hi Richard,
Thanks for your feedback. Hopefully the longer term trials will be coming soon. It seems like there are a lot of potential therapies for PD patients, but, being the impatient person I am, they are taking too long to come to fruition 🙂
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