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Elisabet - Interview 08
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Before her Deep Brain Stimulation operation Elisabet often forgot to take her Sinemet but her symptoms soon reminded her.
Elisabet was diagnosed in 1990. In 2006, she had deep brain stimulation which was successful and has improved her symptoms considerably.
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Helen - Interview 40
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When Helen forgets her tablets she has to allow some time for the belated dose to kick in. The effects wear off sooner than they used to.
Helen was 33 when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. 6 years later her symptoms were well controlled and she was on Rotigotine patches she began secretly gambling on line. When she admitted this and was taken off the patches she quickly lost the urge to gamble.
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