Dr. Andre Machado and his team performed the 6-hour deep brain stimulation surgery on Dec. 19, 2016. The procedure implanted electrodes into the cerebellum section of the brain. The deep brain stimulation electrodes emit small electric pulses while connected to a pacemaker device and help people recover motor control.
Companies including Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Abbott, Cyberonics, Nevro and EnteroMedics currently have implantable neurostimulators that treat everything from epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease to weight gain and chronic back pain.
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