How a pacemaker for the brain could help Parkinson’s patients
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Stanford professor Keith Krehbiel, who has battled Parkinson's disease for nearly three decades, became the first patient to receive a revolutionary adaptive deep brain stimulation device that acts like a "pacemaker for the brain." The FDA-approved technology senses brain activity in real time and delivers precise electrical pulses only when needed, helping Krehbiel's tremors nearly disappear and significantly reducing his medication dependence.
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