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Spinal implant helps man with advanced Parkinson’s to walk without falling

Electrical stimulation improved his mobility, although researchers say that a larger study is needed to assess the device.
  1. Emily Waltz
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A highly experimental implant that delivers electrical stimulation to the spinal cord has substantially improved mobility for one man with advanced Parkinson’s disease, according to a report published today in Nature Medicine1.

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Nature 623, 465-466 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03452-1

Read the related News & Views: ‘Spinal stimulation for unfreezing gait in Parkinson’s disease’.

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