Deep Brain Stimulation: One patient's life-changing experience with DBS

19/01/2022 20 min
Deep Brain Stimulation: One patient's life-changing experience with DBS

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In this episode you’ll meet Loreli Jenkins, an 80-year-old who was suffering from severe tremors that were taking a toll on her quality of life.Dr. Patrick Senatus, Medical Director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program for the Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute, treated Loreli with Deep Brain Stimulation, or DBS, a surgical procedure that helped free Loreli from decades of medication and maintain her independence – tremor free. Learn more about Deep Brain Stimulation at HartfordHealthCare.org/DBS. Be sure to subscribe to Hartford HealthCare’s More Life podcast for more episodes on a wide range of important health topics. Just search “Hartford HealthCare” on your favorite podcast platform.Join one of our FREE virtual webinarsWebinar: Understanding Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)Watch Dr. SenatusNeurosurgeon Dr. Patrick Senatus talks about deep brain stimulation as a way to treat Parkinson's disease and answers questions from our Facebook audience.Related articlesNow, Deep Brain Stimulation to Prevent Epileptic SeizuresWhy Deep Brain Stimulation ‘Life-Altering’ for Some Parkinson’s Patients

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