What is deep brain stimulation?
What is deep brain stimulation?
Deep brain stimulation is a treatment to improve symptoms in people with Parkinson's. It involves surgically implanting an electrode and pacemaker-like device into the body. Biomedical engineer Sri Sarma, PhD, explains how DBS works in this video.
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