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Hi Wendy Henry > I just saw the tail-end of a report ... a new surgery for Parkinsons, > Anyway, it appeared to be like a pacemaker for the brain. > It's not a cure, but it helps control tremors. Once the thing is implanted, > you pass a small magnet over your chest to adjust it. That sounds like the Pallidal Stimulation or Thalamic Stimulation which is now being introduced in Europe as a substitue for Pallidotomies and Thalamotomies. Geert Arien in Belgium (who is in this List) has had it done, and he is a NEW MAN. Drop him a note at [log in to unmask] and I'm sure he'll send his write-up to the list. Nice thing is, it's entirely reversible, unlike Pallidotomy. -- Jeremy Browne, Hampshire, UK [log in to unmask] Shaking Hands BBS, Fidonet 2:252/160 (+44 1252 626233, also FAX)