Life Expectancy After DBS Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease
This is one of the first questions families ask. And it’s the right question but the answer isn’t what most people are bracing for. DBS surgery doesn’t shorten life expectancy. That’s worth saying clearly because the fear going into a brain...
Is Parkinson’s Disease Hereditary and Can It Be Prevented
Here’s the thing families always want a cleaner answer to than actually exists. Most people with Parkinson’s have no family history of it. Zero. No parent, no sibling, no uncle anyone can trace it back to. And most people who do have a parent with the...
What Happens If Deep Brain Stimulation Stops Working
The first thing to understand is that “DBS stopped working” usually means one of several very different things and which one it is determines entirely what happens next. Sometimes the device is fine and the settings just need adjustment. Sometimes the...