Now, a year and a half post DBS surgery, Andy’s reclaimed his independence and is using his experience to be a source of inspiration for others navigating life with Parkinson’s disease. “I was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Offering asleep or awake DBS aims to provide PD patients choice, impetus for choosing DBS therapy sooner.

The outcome of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson disease (PD) is comparable when performed under general or local anesthesia, results of a new randomized trial show. Investigators ...

I know of no other writer who has attempted to give a first-person report of their experiences while undergoing deep brain stimulation as I have in this series, but there are third-person accounts.

Non-motor symptoms like depression and anxiety are often experienced years before a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. 62-year-old Veronica Brown shares her journey with Parkinson’s disease. Brown found ...