Tag: Parkinson’s disease
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8-Year-Old Karli Fry Becomes First Child to Undergo Life-Changing Robotic Brain Surgery
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Karli Fry, an 8-year-old girl from Oklahoma, has become the first child in the world to undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) using robotic technology. Karli suffers from a rare neurological disorder known as Primary Paroxysmal Dystonia, which causes her involuntary muscle contractions and severely impacts her daily life. Understanding Primary…
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Could Coffee Hold the Key? The Impact of Daily Caffeine on Dopamine Levels in Parkinson’s Patients
New Research highlights how drinking more than three cups of coffee a day affects dopamine levels in the brains of people with Parkinson’s, a finding that could potentially impact how we treat the disease in the future. Understanding Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, incurable neurological illness that influences the central nervous system. This…