St. Jude Medical’s Deep Brain Stimulators CE Marked for Primary, Secondary Dystonia
St. Jude Medical received European regulatory approval to offer its Brio, Libra and LibraXP deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems as therapy options for addressing symptoms of intractable primary and secondary dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological disorder in which muscles contract involuntarily, binding sufferers’ limbs and causing awful, long lasting pain.The implants stimulate the subthalamic nucleus (STN) or the globus pallidus interna (GPi) within the brain, regions of the brain responsible for motor control. The idea is to disrupt irregular signals produced within the brain and help liberate patients from sympt...
Source: Medgadget - April 10, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Neurological Surgery Neurology Source Type: blogs
Small Victory! He Can Move His Right Arm!
It's been a long time since I posted, but it's been very busy here. Perhaps the best news is that Dear Son continues to improve. As I mentioned previously, his new blenderized diet has improved his dystonia (movement disorder) immensely. For the first time in 21 years, he is able to move his right arm on his own to help put on his t-shirt. I put the arm hole over his arm and he is able to move (Source: Dream Mom)
Source: Dream Mom - March 16, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Authors: Dream Mom Source Type: blogs
