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No-- you are talking about deep brain stimulation (DBS). I would suggest you subscribe to the DBSsurgery list --- to hear all the pros and cons. To subscribe to this group, send an email to: [log in to unmask] Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie Leroux" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 3:40 AM Subject: Re: Palladomy My husband's neurologist said he thought they have done all they could with medication, and it might soon be time for an inplant surgery. He is not doing well at all. A divice similar to a pacemaker would be put into his chest and a wire into the part of the brain. Is this what is called a palladomy. Can someone help me find more information about this? Thank you. Jeannie Leroux for Gordon 66 years -- diagnosed in 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn