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badboy99 10-23-2015 11:26 AM

Surgeons to perform first brain surgery on live television
 
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/national...sease-patient/

zanpar321 10-26-2015 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by badboy99 (Post 1179375)

Bryant Gumbal did an awesome job with this documentary on DBS! Very good information on DBS![

GerryW 10-26-2015 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by badboy99 (Post 1179375)

I imagine that the demand for DBS will rise considerably.

badboy99 10-26-2015 12:09 PM

I'm making an appointment now @ the drive thru DBS down the street. ;)

lurkingforacure 10-26-2015 05:01 PM

Isn't that the point?
 
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Originally Posted by GerryW (Post 1179842)
I imagine that the demand for DBS will rise considerably.

Why else feature on national television a therapy that many don't qualify for, others don't want unless they've run out of other options, and still others have done but it has failed (and for some, miserably so)-if not to drive up the sales?

As for PSA value, I fear that pieces like this just lull the public into thinking that PD is treatable with brain surgery. As one ignorant but kind friend said when we were first diagnosed "Oh, but there's a surgery for that, so just go get it done!" Sure, if only it were that easy!


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