Parkinson's Disease Makes It Harder to Figure out How Other People Feel Mar 18, 2010
According to the National Institutes of Health, deep-brain stimulation is used to treat a variety of disabling neurological symptoms, including Parkinson's and essential tremor, a common neurological movement disorder. At present, the procedure is used only for patients whose symptoms cannot be adequately controlled with medications. (Science Daily)
Movement Disorder Symptoms Are Lessened by an Antibiotic: Treating Worms With Ampicillin Helps Restore Normal Movement Mar 12, 2010
14, 2008) Testing of a new device for patients with Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, a neurological movement disorder is just beginning. A study will help determine whether a new Deep Brain. (Science Daily)
Psychosurgery Makes Gentle Comeback Mar 5, 2010
In Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, the method has proved to be so effective that it has been licensed as a therapeutic option for many years. To administer DBS, two electrodes are implanted into the patient that deliver continuous, high frequency, short electrical impulses, enabling modulation of the functional neuronal circuits. (Science Daily)
Beulah Elser Feb 28, 2010
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorials be made to the First Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund, IETF (International Essential Tremor Foundation), or the Macular Degeneration Research Foundation. Share your condolences and memories at cozean. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
