What is a Deep Brain Stimulator and How Does It Help Parkinson's Disease?

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What is a Brain Stimulator? Brain pacemakers are devices that provide electrical current to any point in the human brain, stimulating or suppressing the electrical activity in the brain cells in the area where the electrical current is applied. What Does a Brain Stimulator Change in the Lives of Patients? We can define brain pacemaker surgeries as “turning back the clock of the disease”. Thanks to this treatment, people who cannot live independently and are disconnected from social life can find the chance to live independently again, and a significant portion of them can find the chance to practice their professions again. In which diseases is a Brain Stimulator used to treat? Brain pacemakers are successfully applied in cases where medical treatment is inadequate, especially in Parkinson's disease, as well as in cases of tremors called “Essential Tremor” and “Dystonia” where excessive body contractions occur. What Should a Patient with a Brain Stimulator Be Careful About in Their Lives? There is no change in the normal daily lives of patients who have a brain pacemaker. Patients can continue all kinds of sports activities such as tennis and billiards that are not too hard and will not cause head trauma, and they can swim and ride a bicycle. Assoc. Ali Zırh PARMER / Brain and Nerve Surgery / Parkinson's Surgery For information and appointments 0212 453 48 72 - 73 I https://bit.ly/3BKwiHs #Parkinson #BrainPili #MedipolPARMER #Medipol He was diagnosed with Parkinson's, known as the disease of old age, at the age of 12. Although the average age of diagnosis in Parkinson's disease is usually over 60, the age of onset of the disease is between 20 and 50 in 5 to 10% of patients. In very rare cases, Parkinson's-like findings can also be seen in children and young adolescents. One of these patients is Enes Kaycı. Enes Kaycı, who lives in Germany, learned that he had Parkinson's when he was a child, at the age of 12. His first symptoms started with rubbing in his right foot and continued with complaints of spasms. Enes Bey, who was constantly stressed due to his spasms while preparing for university and had physical difficulties due to this situation, passed the university entrance exam with his fighting spirit. Kaycı, who won the Hobby and Decoration Department, sometimes failed in his exams due to his cramps and sometimes succeeded by working hard. Enes Bey, whose life was deeply affected by Parkinson's, did not want to go out into society for this reason. Enes Bey, who said that he had the hardest time in his life in his working life, said that it was not considered right for him to be hired because he had balance problems, he was always rejected and this situation made him very sad. The young Parkinson's patient, who is now 33 years old, wants to start his life over with deep brain stimulation treatment. Coming to Medipol University Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center (PARMER) Brain and Neurosurgery Specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Zırh in Turkey for a new job, a new life and a new future, Enes Bey is counting the days for the surgery with his family.

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