Originally Posted by GregW1

Paula,

I read the article in the Sentinel twice. Other than a reference to a better stim-adjuster, I couldn't find any info that would indicate this is anything other than slow media pick-up on DBS. The general reading public may never have heard of DBS, so the paper may have spiced it up by treating it as a new development. Again, somebody please correct me if I wrong.

There is, however, a new DBS procedure which I think is still in clinical trials, that targets the globus pallidus rather than the subthalamic nucleus. I'm sure there are others here that can explain the details of this alternative to DBS-STN.

Hope this helps.

Greg