It took about six months of testing for me. I was tested for dementia, various memory disorders, dyskinesia and any number of movement disorder specialists. After that it was presented to the team… read more
Go for it it will change your life for the better
I had home health eval and training. It has helped some. Does anyone else have this problem?
I don't know personally, but I have heard that the initial "adjusting" with your neurologist can take awhile....
Anybody with DBS near Wilmington NC: where do you go for DBS management? I’m tired of having to travel to Durham.
Actually there's no difference between DBS for Parkinson's and the car, they're both only in my head ! 😏
Go to the Mission PD website to register for a Virtual Informational presentation about DBS.
Dr. Ian Walker and Dr. Islam Fayed present
Modern Techniques in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders
January 29, 2023
2:30PM-4:30PM
History of surgical treatments for movement disorders
Traditional DBS
Asleep, robotic, minimally invasive DBS
DBS Outcomes
Modern DBS Technologies
Programming and Post surgical plan
This meeting will ONLY be held virtually and you must register to receive the link… read more
Dear Maria thank you for this information I will register immediately. How are you feeling and managing your new condition. I’m well but the tremor is unrelenting. I’m seeing my doctor in February… read more
Hi Greg
My husband had DBS, by lateral frontal lobe placed in 2013. The on and off swings in his medication has be come very , great. When the DBS was switched on was the first time I saw him at… read more
I appreciate the clarity you provided. It's sounds like the positives outweighed the balance issue. Thank you!
Cognitively it's hard to say but that was definitely an issue at the end