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The Past and Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation

septiembre 8, 2017septiembre 8, 2017 Brainfacts.org Alim-Louis Benabid, Basal ganglia, China White, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, dementia, depresió, Dopamina, Joseph Fourier University, L-dopa, Mahlon DeLong, MPTP, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian, Subthalamic nucleus, Tourette syndrome, Tremor

In the early 1980s, a few batches of contaminated synthetic heroin triggered severe Parkinson’s disease symptoms among the drug addicts who used it. The tragedy would lead to a new… Leer más