Thread: i'll be getting DBS if insurance approves and i pass a physical
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Old 07-20-2016, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by pegleg View Post
Scott

The 1000th patient? That's pretty im[ressive.

Not to confuse anyone, but the FDA just approved focused ultrasound ablation for essential tremor. Rather than try to explain this, watch this video:
Parkinson's Disease | Dr. Sanjay Gupta Covers Focused Ultrasound for Dyskinesia

It's not approved for PD yet, but some might be interested.

Peg

PS
Dont forget that it takes time for these new therapies to be approved by insurance companies, also.
I'm wondering if ablation treatment works long term. As PD is known to progress does one have to get more brain cells burned/ablated as time goes by?
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