A groundbreaking international clinical trial has been testing an implanted adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) device as a treatment therapy for Parkinson’s.
Patients with Parkinson’s disease rarely present to the clinic with the textbook signs — forward stooped posture, slow and rigid movements, or shuffling gait. Instead, the earliest indicators are ...
Delray Medical Center cut the ribbon on its newest high-tech machine last week that targets brain areas to treat movement disorders such as essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A neurosurgeon with Corewell Health earlier this summer performed the first incisionless brain procedure for patients with essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease.
About a decade ago, Joan Riggs, a 64-year-old from Lemoyne, started to have shaky hands. At first, it was an annoyance.
Deep brain stimulation helped a Valley man whose Parkinson's tremors had become debilitating. He was forced to stop his passion for sculpting when his tremors worsened. After a successful surgery, ...
A woman who set up a support group for people with tremors says there needs to be more awareness of the condition. After being diagnosed with essential tremor - a neurological condition causing ...