7NEWS cameras were inside the clinic to witness the moment Walter Grkovic became the first patient in Australia to receive adaptive deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease. “It’s great, ...

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PARKINSON’S disease patients described restored autonomy after STN-DBS, while still fearing symptom recurrence in daily life ...

With its world-class universities, research hospitals and biotech industry, and Senate Bill 895 making its way to Sacramento, ...

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) provides lasting benefits for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), with sustained improvements in movement and quality of ...

Deciding if and when to pursue deep brain stimulation (DBS) can be overwhelming for people with Parkinson's disease. While DBS is one of the most effective interventions for movement symptoms, it's ...

Personalized, adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) is safe and effective for controlling motor symptoms over 10 months in adults with Parkinson’s disease (PD), new research showed. The ADAPT-PD ...

One of the most promising aspects of this work is the ability to individualize stimulation based on each patient’s own brain anatomy. That level of precision could become inc ...

(Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images) Every year, more than 2 million people in the United States are diagnosed with ...

Dr. Guruprasad Hosurkar, a leading neurologist, receives the prestigious MDSI Fellowship Award for his exceptional ...