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New Parkinson’s device tested in Rochester
04/14/2008 05:00 AM By: Diana Palotas http://news10now.com/content/health/...r/Default.aspx Medications often wear out for patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. There's now a new device using deep brain stimulation being tested at the University of Rochester Medical Center that may help control their symptoms. For 15 years, medications helped Bill Boothby control his Parkinson's Disease. Then he says, “it was like turning off a light switch." The drugs' effectiveness wore off and the tremors and slowness and stiffness came back with a vengeance. The retiree says, “By June, I was housebound." Quote:
Patients like Boothby are awake for the entire procedure and remember it. "It didn't hurt but it was a little scary," said Boothby. The system then functions like a heart pacemaker delivering mild electrical stimulation to areas of the brain than control movement. The new device is being tested on some of the more than 1.5 million patients with Essential Tremor. This movement disorder is actually more common than Parkinson's disease. Dr. Marshall says these patients often see immediate relief from DBS. “With Parkinson's it can take a bit longer,"said Marshall. "The person needs to live with the stimulators for a while to see how they'll respond." Boothby had the DBS device implanted in September. “It's like your life has been returned to you." He's now back to doing the things he could do before the medications wore off, like driving, chasing his two grandkids and golfing. “I don't know if it's the medication or the stimulation but a combination of both is a winning ticket." For more information on the Libra DBS clinical trial underway, contact the University of Rochester Medical Center. [/QUOTE]
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