"Last year on vacation, it was no problem ... deep brain stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus in people paralyzed by spinal cord injury. Brain scans were used to guide and implant electrodes ...
After months of intensive physical therapy, a small electrical implant ... if the spinal cord could maintain some function. It turned out that it could. Remarkably, simple electrical stimulation ...
who experienced a spinal cord injury in 2006 that left him in a wheelchair. After having electrodes implanted in the targeted area of his brain and receiving deep brain stimulation, he regained some ...
The new technique is intended for people with spinal cord injuries where ... a procedure called deep brain stimulation, which is commonly used to treat movement problems in people with ...
The new technique is intended for people with spinal cord injuries where ... a procedure called deep brain stimulation, which is commonly used to treat movement problems in people with Parkinson ...
Before the implant, navigating steps or going into a lift posed extra problems for Marc ... not bothered by it. The stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages ...