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The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Andrew Johnson · demo · Watch on YouTube

Medicine & infectious diseaseNeuroscience & the brain

What it is

Andrew, diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's at 35, shows how deep brain stimulation surgery has controlled his motor symptoms. The short video shows his tremors with the stimulator off and on.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a dramatic, moving demonstration of what deep brain stimulation can do for tremors.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2016

What HN commenters said

  1. “Anyone who wants to see the dramatic impact of deep brain stimulation needs to see this video”

    Dramatic on/off effect of a neurostimulator on tremors

    npalli, 2013-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Darpa Initiative Will Focus on Advancing Deep Brain Stimulation”

  2. “You should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is.”

    Shows how impressive DBS technology is

    bjourne, 2014-04 · Strong recommendation · in “The Science Behind Deep Brain Stimulation”

  3. “This video left a deep impression on me”

    Life-changing effect of DBS

    darkmighty, 2014-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors”

  4. “this video is pretty powerful”

    Before and after effects of DBS treatment

    hansy, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors”

  5. “This is a pretty good example”

    Good example of tremors nearly cured by DBS

    fossuser, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: deep brain stimulation, parkinson's, tremor, neurostimulation, medical technology

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