THE VIDEO SHELF · deep brain stimulation
The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
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 HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a dramatic, moving demonstration of what deep brain stimulation can do for tremors.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Andrew Johnson
- Topic
- deep brain stimulation
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 5
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2016
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Anyone who wants to see the dramatic impact of deep brain stimulation needs to see this video[1]. Just by turning off and on his neurostimulator (see starting 2:00-ish) see the dramatic change in his body. [1] [VIDEO]
npalli on Hacker News · 2013-10
In Darpa Initiative Will Focus on Advancing Deep Brain StimulationYou should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe it. [VIDEO]
bjourne on Hacker News · 2014-04
In The Science Behind Deep Brain StimulationThis video left a deep impression on me: [VIDEO] I didn't realize how this sort of tech can be so life changing (or life giving)
darkmighty on Hacker News · 2014-05
In Tremor-cancelling spoon for Parkinson's tremors
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