Medical Product Guide» electrodes http://blog.medicalproductguide.com A comprehensive guide to medical products for medical professionals Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:36:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Parkinson's May Improve Through Brain Device http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device/ http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:01:39 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.medicalproductguide.com/blog/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device/ A new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association shows that deep brain stimulation may show better improvements in disability and quality of life, as compared to other state-of-the-art treatments for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. However, there were also more serious side effects in patients who got deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation requires the surgical implantation of electrodes and a device in the brain in order to electrically stimulate certain brain regions.

]]> http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device/feed/ 1 Parkinson’s May Improve Through Brain Device http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device-2/ http://blog.medicalproductguide.com/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device-2/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:01:39 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.medicalproductguide.com/blog/2009/07/06/parkinsons-may-improve-through-brain-device/ A new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association shows that deep brain stimulation may show better improvements in disability and quality of life, as compared to other state-of-the-art treatments for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. However, there were also more serious side effects in patients who got deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation requires the surgical implantation of electrodes and a device in the brain in order to electrically stimulate certain brain regions.

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