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mary60
Sex: F
Data Quality: 0 stars
Parkinson's: 20 yrs
Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinson's disease On
Mouth/throat: mild
Arms: moderate
Chest: mild
Legs: moderate
mary60
Female, 66 years
Mililani, United States
Primary Condition
Parkinson's
Type
Parkinson's disease
First symptom
Diagnosis
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mary60's Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is for:

  • Parkinson's

mary60's side effects of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS):

mary60's Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) History (Stopped)
One time May 17 - 17, 2011
Stopped May 17, 2011
Evaluations
Date Dosage Parkinson's Disease Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 17, 2011 One time ? ModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVery
Date
May 17, 2011
Advice & Tips
Still take meds q 2hrs--must increase volts slowly over time to improove this ; one month later, meds still the same. I'm nauseated --is this related?
Cost
< $25 monthly

About Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Equipment)

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical treatment which stimulates the brain with mild electrical signals. DBS is used to treat tremor and other motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. DBS has been applied to the thalamus, subthalamic nucleus and the pallidum areas of the brain.

Learn more about Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in our Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Community Report.

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