Deep Brain Stimulation

[Ostap]

Has anyone with Cerebellar Ataxia been treated with Deep Brain Stimulation? Was it beneficial?

[ray-wiffen-1958]

yes ive had deep brain stimulation and it is great it stopped the shakeing right away

[Ostap in reply to ray-wiffen-1958]

Thank you for the reply. Were you treated for Cerebellar Ataxia?

[ray-wiffen-1958 in reply to Ostap]

yes i was treated for cerebellar ataxia type 2

[JT0621 in reply to ray-wiffen-1958]

Where abouts was your tremor?

I have a tremor in my head and my left hand. Ive been referred for Brain Stimulation. How long did it take you to recover?

[ray-wiffen-1958 in reply to JT0621]

hi my tremor was in both hands and one leg, i was in hospital for 13 days it took about 2 weeks to be back to normel i was awake for the operation i didnt feel anything at all,

[JT0621 in reply to ray-wiffen-1958]

That sounds incredibke. Im so glad it worked for you. Im hoping mine will too.

[nigelrheath]

this is interesting. What does deep brain stimulation involve?

Nigel

[Ostap in reply to nigelrheath]

Look it up on the internet. Essentially it’s electrodes inserted into the brain through which an electric currrent is passed..

[Driven1]

Better read about the adverse affects of Deep Brain Simulation creating worse symptoms.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/276...

[Ostap]

These look to be only possible side effects. They may ameliorated with fine tuning. If I trusted my Neurologist I would rely on their advice. Thank you for the reply.