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[Podcast] July YOPD Council: Q&A

…about DBS? YOPD Council member Heather Kennedy recently had deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, and she advises those who have chosen to receive DBS to “be patient.” It has taken…

Neurologist
What’s New in Parkinson’s: February 2021

…of adaptive deep brain stimulation (DBS) delivered through Newronika’s AlphaDBS system. Researchers will also be studying AlphaDBS’s impacts on Parkinson’s motor symptoms, dyskinesia, and OFF times. The US Food and…

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What’s New in Parkinson’s: July 2022

…advanced Parkinson’s, conducted by researchers in Italy, showed that deep brain stimulation (DBS) may not increase the risk of people living with advanced Parkinson’s to develop excessive drooling (sialorrhea). The…

Two people smiling and walking in park
What’s New in Parkinson’s: December 2022

…and Parkinson’s progression. Researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed an algorithm that may increase the efficiency of deep brain stimulation (DBS). Their study, published in The Lancet Digital…

Hiker with his black Labrador walking on a pass to the mountain hut
What’s New in Parkinson’s: July 2021

…year, walking every single one of them. Fifty-six-year-old Scott Perry, who recently underwent DBS surgery using the new Medtronic DBS device, says that while a DBS procedure “looks spooky [and]…