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Nightline was about a married couple of brain surgeons--she placed an electrode in the brain of a young woman with severe dystonia--with good results immediately post-op. She is the only surgeon in the US to do this op fior dystonia, and this was onlt her 2nd time doing it! He removed an abnormal cluster of vein from the brain of a teenager, to stop her seizures--also successfully. The only mention of PD was that the woman had once done an op for pd--didn't say what, but probably similar to the one shown. The focus was on the incredibly complex lives of the couple and their family. (We always tape Nightline, and watch it over breakfast, as they have some very good programs.) >I just heard that ABC' Nightline show tonight will be on brain surgery. > >Pallidotomy? Thalomotomy? DBS? Something else? > >Haven't checked. SNIPPED Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 79/8 Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ask me about the CARE list for* * Parkinson's caregivers ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *