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Medications are often helpful in relieving symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease. However, they have been known to lose their effect over time and have strong side effects. Although surgery is not always the best option for victims of Parkinson’s disease, several treatment options are being increasingly explored with the advancement of new surgical techniques.
Deep brain stimulation Deep brain stimulation has been cited as one of the most promising therapies for movement disorders in years. This procedure stimulates certain cells in the deep brain structures that are involved in the motion control of the body. Small electrodes placed in the brain connect to a device that provides constant, high-frequency electric energy to the cells. This treatment helps restore the chemical imbalance and suppress tremor.
Pallidotomy and thalamotomy These treatment methods aim at destroying certain brain tissue that is causing the imbalance. A wire probe is inserted into the brain and transmits radio waves that heat the targeted area and destroy it.
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