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BREAKTHROUGH: Parkinson's Brain Surgery Isn’t What It Used To Be
📌 Learn more about Dr. Chengyuan Wu: https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-chengyuan-wu-3nsg5
Most people picture DBS surgery as hours awake on the operating table with a fully shaved head. That image is outdated. Today many patients sleep through the entire procedure and keep taking their Parkinson's medication right up to the morning of surgery.
In this episode, I'm going to explain how asleep, image guided DBS surgery works, what actually happens during the operation, and how the real risks and recovery compare to the outdated picture most people still have in their heads.
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