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Would a brain pacemaker alleviate pressure on the health system?

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No: Brain or spinal cord pacemakers are useful to help control involuntary nerve/muscle spasms in some people. They emit small electric impulses that help control abnormal nerve impulses, just like how a heart pacemaker helps to regulate abnormal heart rhythms. Pressure on the brain, per se, is usually the result of some obstruction to spinal fluid.

Answered 12/30/2016

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