Sparkling Recovery with Brain "Pacemakers"
A man in a video is doing a short demonstration, holding a remote control in his hand. He clicks a button on the remote and his arm starts to shake uncontrollably. The man clicks the remote again and his arm stops as if it was never shaking. The man has Parkinson disease, which is an unhealthy basal ganglion that is in charge of quick fluid movements. In this demonstration he was showing a kind of pacemaker that is placed inside the collarbone that receives pulses of electricity from a battery in the pacemaker. This is a miracle for the patients of Parkinson’s disease. By using the remote it can stop tremors and even help people gain control over walking again! And yet this is not a cure, but it can help people for many years with the disease. With this new wave of pacemaker it is bringing about more advanced and helpful technology. This is not only helpful for those with Parkinson, but also other kinds of disorders like some types of depression, OCD, and Tourette’s syndrome. To be able to further the advanced technology, scientist have to be able to identify where the brain areas where electrical stimulation will be most effective for each patient. The brain is perfect and complex, which they are still learning what each part of the brain controls. With the studying of human brain they might get the answer to cure and fix these diseases.
My Response:
This new pacemaker is a very important for people struggling with Parkinson’s disease and other associated diseases. It is a miracle for the people who have lost hope in their life. I know if I was under the same circumstances; I would like something that could give me a normal life. This new pacemaker can help the people live a normal life. As time goes on the pacemaker will only continue to improve and even help other diseases. The pacemaker is the stepping stones to a new and better future for those struggling with diseases. Through this study many new things can be learned.
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posted by hannah71190 @ 12:26 PM
3 Comments:
This is an interesting article. I knew they had pacemakers for the heart, but I never knew they had ones for the brain. This would be very helpful with someone who has a diease like Parkinsons. Whenever they shake, not by their own will, they can just push a button to help them stop shaking. This is only the beginning of this new technology, so more improvenment can come with this brain pacemaker. The other thing I thought was cool was that you can use this pacemaker for other dieases too, the doctor just has to find which area of the brain where electrical stimulation would be most effective.
I think that it is very interesting to know that a device such as a pacemaker with a remote can help someone with Parkinson disease. It gives a little bit of hope to the people with that disease and to the family who has a member with Parkinson disease. I also think that it was interesting that the scientists can find the part of the brain that would be most effective.
I think that it is amazing that they have a pacemaker that can be used to help people who suffer from Parkinson's disease and other diseases. I have heard of this being done on people with Tourette's, but none of the other diseases. I thought that it was interesting how the man could turn on and off his shaking with the click of a button. I found it interesting how the doctor could find what part of the brain to stimulate that would be most beneficial for the patient. I think that the pacemaker is a great improvement in the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson’s.
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