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DBS Device for Tourette’s

By Sandra Kiume

Jeff Matovic

A person with severe tics from Tourette’s Syndrome receives a DBS implant and has dramatic, near-immediate relief of symptoms. Matovic was the first US patient to receive a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device for Tourette’s, in 2008. It’s an established practice for Parkinson’s, and is now being tried in other disorders.

Producer: University Hospitals of Cleveland Featuring: Jeff Matovic
Format: Flash Date: 07/05/08
Length: 00:05:40  
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-iw_Xvh6G4
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Sandra Kiume is a mental health and homelessness advocate from Vancouver, Canada, and the founder of @unsuicide.

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    Last reviewed: 1 Apr 2011

APA Reference
Kiume, S. (2011). DBS Device for Tourette’s. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 23, 2012, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/channeln/2011/04/dbs-device-for-tourettes/

 

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