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Which results have patients experienced from deep brain stimulation for the treatment of parkinson's disease?
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Parkinson's disease: Deep brain stimulation (dbs) for parkinson's disease reduces the tremors, rigidity, and slowness of movement. The dbs does not destroy the surrounding brain, can be programmed with an external computer, and can be turned on and off. The dbs also allows patients to reduce the intake of oral medications.
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