Re-tuning Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Philip Starr discusses his research into developing a system for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson’s disease patients that can adapt to brain signals. This method could lead to improvements in DBS treatment that produce fewer side effects in patients.

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This surgery has many side effects like loss of speech, balance, walking ability. My father lost all and caught an infection during his battery replacement at 5 years and they had to remove all hardware to cure the infection. He was bedridden thereafter as they determined it was too risky to put it back. He flew to the surgery on his own