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Can you tell me about deep brain stimulation for parkinson's disease?
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Hours of relief!: Dbs is relatively a new intervention: surgically implanted electrical stimulator to a specific area in the brain, this procedure can bring hours of relief from symptoms of parkinson's. Its not a replacement for medications. This procedure is usually recommended when the patient's responsivity to drug treatment begins to decrease.
Answered 4/21/2014
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