In an operation called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), doctors place electrodes in the brain to eliminate tremors from diseases like Parkinson’s.
To make sure doctors place the electrodes in the right location and strengthen them correctly, the patient is awake for the procedure.
It was dangerous to be alone because she said she would often lose her balance, and it was embarrassing because she needed help from her daughter to bathe.Despite the poor quality of life, she still hesitated to get DBS because the idea of waking up during surgery was upsetting to her. “I did it and it wasn’t that bad. He woke me up and he said, ‘Can you feel this? Can you move your arm?’” Quinones remembered the surgeon speaking to her throughout the procedure. “I did everything he told me and I went right back to sleep.”
In the office, Dr. Boyle demonstrated with a switch on a tablet how the device can be turned off and turned back on .Ad
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