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. 2013;157(52):A6716.

[Bionic experiences in deep brain stimulation]

[Article in Dutch]
Petra H M Peeters  1
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  • PMID: 24382039

[Bionic experiences in deep brain stimulation]

[Article in Dutch]
Petra H M Peeters. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013.

Abstract

Petra Peeters has had Parkinson's disease since she was 44 years old. Deeply unhappy due to her symptoms and the lack of effect from her medication, ten years on she chose to undergo deep brain stimulation treatment. She reports on the stereotactic procedure, her initial euphoria and the ups and downs that followed. How bionic does she feel?

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