Newly diagnosed......what is DBS?

[wethree]

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Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery.

Blessings,

Carol

[Beachdog]

Electrodes are planted in the brain to stimulate production of dopamine. Usually done in more advanced stages of PD although I believe the trend is for earlier intervention.

[gettome]

I suggest that you go on line(internet) and type in DBS. I did and found the information from Wikipedia to be a good source of information. if you copy it , it's only 8 pages.

gettome

[Jash]

Also, if you search the tags on the home page of this blog site, you will find many personal stories. Go for the Google overview first though.

[J-Nevil]

The Wikipedia information is pretty good. It's quite long though. This is DBS in a nutshell

"DBS- deep brain stimulation. Involves the insertion of an electrode connected to a pulse generator (similar to a pacemaker) into certain areas of the brain associated with PD symptoms. Higher success rate with a lower incidence of adverse effects. It is reversible and can be performed bilaterally."

There's a bit more information on this page - theparkinsonhub.com/daily-l...

It sounds like it has quite a high level of effectiveness when it comes to treatment - however, it's quite invasive.