ASSUMING agood team (EXTREMELY important!)
Your probability of a good outcome is very good, probably in excess of 85%
The PPN target area is experiemental target area for gait and balance. The problem with it it is not a defined area of the brain as is the STN, so it is more dificult to target.
I tell prospective DBS'ers if they are having second thoughts, they probabbly are not ready for a DBS. WHen you are ready , you will know it.
CHArlie Black, bi-lateral DBS-STN in 2002 annd still working well!
--- On Thu, 7/9/09, mschild <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: mschild <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: thoughts about DBS?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 1:40 AM
> A french PWP who had been asked to
> consider DBS by her neurologist a year ago,
> went to consult a few days ago, still not too
> convinced. As she was talking
> about her doubts, her neuro told her to wait for there was
> quite a bit of
> reconsideration about DBS at the moment.
> I know that in France and England, there is a trial going
> on with stimulation
> of pediculopontine nucleus but I hadn't heard about more
> serious doubts.
> When DBS was first performed here, they used to say it
> would benefit a good
> 50% of PWP. Now they talk about 5%.
> Has anyone heard more about all this?
> maryse
>
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