Let’s be frank. Deep brain stimulation or DBS is brain surgery. The old joke comparing various tasks to ‘not being brain surgery’ is meant to compare that task to the difficulty of brain surgery.  However, in 2020, it is best to keep an ‘open mind’ to DBS. 

DBS is now a standard of care for patients living with troublesome motor symptoms.  As you will hear from our guests, DBS can transform lives by reducing or eliminating off times, reducing the frequency and dose of medications, and improving quality of life.

Once again, the interviews with experts and patients on this topic was so compelling and informative, we didn’t want to edit out much of it. So, there will be two episodes on the topic of DBS surgery. In this first one, we talk with a leading Movement Disorder Specialist in the US and two recent DBS surgery patients. In Part 2, we will speak with a leading neurosurgeon specializing in DBS surgery.