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The Latest Advancements in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's
Season 3 · Episode 28

The Latest Advancements in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's

The Parkinson's Podcast

October 24, 202159m 1s

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Show Notes

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a highly effective and reasonably safe treatment for Parkinson's; however, it's also frequently misunderstood. The success stories about how people are sometimes living symptom and medication-free as a result of getting DBS understandably lead many to want to get the treatment as soon as possible. Others think it sounds scary and shy away from it. During this webinar, Dr. Joohi Jimenez-Shahed broke down the what, why, and how of DBS and its latest advancements.

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