The best current treatment for Parkinson's disease is deep brain stimulation by implanted electrodes deep within brain tissue. Brain stimulation was summarized in my earlier blog. The risk of operation makes this procedure a last resort in most cases. Also, finding the proper target site in the brain reduces the success rate of the procedure.
A new method, which applies high-frequency brain stimulation without immediate physiological effect, is being considered. When two slightly different and overlapping high frequencies were targeted at the anatomical target site, their net result is a new, subtracted frequency. Because the treatment does not require surgery, it eliminates operative and post-operative risks. In addition, the target site can be optimized at any time. The new method will be optimal for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other brain conditions.
A new method, which applies high-frequency brain stimulation without immediate physiological effect, is being considered. When two slightly different and overlapping high frequencies were targeted at the anatomical target site, their net result is a new, subtracted frequency. Because the treatment does not require surgery, it eliminates operative and post-operative risks. In addition, the target site can be optimized at any time. The new method will be optimal for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and other brain conditions.
Drawback? As of now, you cannot take your 'treatment cap' on the road just yet. Requiring a large device, the treatment is only available in a hospital setting. Also, it has only been applied in animals; the efficacy needs to be tested on people. Read the whole article.
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