Emerging Innovations in Parkinson Disease Treatment: Q&A With Dr Matthew Brodsky

[Farooqji]

Surgical interventions for Parkinson disease (PD) are experiencing a swell in innovation, thanks in part to the entry of two additional medical device companies into a field previously dominated by one company. Most innovation has focused on improvements in equipment in deep brain stimulation (DBS), but changes to current DBS procedures may also be on the horizon as new evidence suggests approaches with better outcomes.

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[felixned]

This is quite interesting. One problem that DBS is not addressing is difficulty of maintaining balance. I wonder if these new innovations do anything for this issue. Also Dr. Brodsky mentioned two mutations and clinical trials associated with them. Well they always exclude people who are "lucky" enough to have both.