A doctor at an art show noticed Daggett’s tremors and urged him to get checked. The diagnosis was Parkinson’s disease.

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford, opening up new possibilities for ...

A Hartland man with Parkinson’s disease underwent deep brain stimulation surgery to control tremors. Tim Nett was diagnosed with Parkinson's at age 48 and feared brain surgery would end his music ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

LONDON — The doctors prepared to carry out the brain surgery, their medical tools laid out. Their patient, wide awake on the operating table, was given an instrument of her own: her clarinet, which ...

For the first time in years, Debra Flynn's hand was still. "The tremor has stopped," the Parkinson's patient told her doctor as electrodes implanted in her brain were activated in mid-November, just ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Doctors and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a new treatment for epilepsy patients who don't respond to medication and aren't candidates for surgery. Their approach, ...

For years, Denise Holtzinger struggled with the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Simple tasks like walking or using her hands became nearly impossible as tremors took over her body. But ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

A doctor at an art show noticed Daggett’s tremors and urged him to get checked. The diagnosis was Parkinson’s disease.