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Neurosurgeon Reveals Deep Brain Stimulation Can Immediately Eliminate 20-Year Tremors
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Essentials: Compulsive Behaviors & Deep Brain Stimulation | Dr. Casey Halpern
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"I would say the most impressive and consistent effect we have when we have a patient with tremor who has been tremoring for the past 20 years, if we can deliver stimulation through that electrode in the clinic, we have immediate relief of tremor."
Dr. Casey Halpern, chief of stereotactic functional neurosurgery at Penn Medicine, described the dramatic immediate effect of deep brain stimulation on patients with chronic tremors. The procedure involves placing electrodes in specific brain regions and delivering electrical stimulation that can instantly stop tremors that have persisted for decades, demonstrating the power of precise electrical modulation of motor circuits.
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- Huberman Lab
- Episode
- Essentials: Compulsive Behaviors & Deep Brain Stimulation | Dr. Casey Halpern
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- 3:42
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