I am so sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you. Maybe you could try the electrodes on the outside of the skull? They have done that successfully with primates, but I don't know if they are ready to try it with humans yet. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Winnie Carolgray Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:34 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: dbs complications h i folks,. well after 4 brain surgeries my stimulatra we te removed due to staff infection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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