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Fra: Arthur Hirsch <[log in to unmask]>
Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN =
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Dato: 24. april 1998 04:57
Emne: TV Program - 48 hours - surprise!
>Thanks to a friend's advice, I just saw a segment on CBS television's =
show
>"48 Hours," with Dan Rather, showing a DBS operation for tremor.
>
>If that wasn't exciting enough, Dan Rather's last comment was that this =
may
>soon help victims of Parkinson's Disease. He said, to this effect, =
"the
>treatment has already been approved in Europe. It will be tested in =
the
>U.S. starting this fall, and it may be available for PD patients within =
two
>years."
>
>Most likely, he was referring to the stimulation of the sub-thalamic =
nucleus.
>
>Anybody else see it and have any comments?
>
>Art
>*********Good morning Art, Yes I have. Until now 14 pwp have had DBS at =
the University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark with a GREAT success.
I`m promised such a surgery when I`m "ready" because of dystonia in my =
right foot. But I don`t have the courage yet :-)) and don`t feel I`m =
"ill" enough.
Have a nice day
Sonia
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