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Stephen was diagnosed with PD when he was 33. After several years when no medication proved successful this was redefined as Parkinsonism and he was offered the DBS operation, This was carried out in 2005 with very good results.

Nerves & brain >> Parkinson's disease >> DBS >> Khadim - Interview 38 >> Khadim remembers the surgeons adjusting the position of the electrodes during the operation.

Khadim’s Parkinsons disease was diagnosed in 2002. Although he was tried on many different treatments none of them helped. In January 2008 he was given Deep Brain Stimulation. This has been very successful.

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