"Parkinson"
It relies on electrical stimulation of the brain through thin electrodes
A new device gives a ray of hope to patients with "Parkinson"
Doctors specializing in movement disorders revealed a glimmer of hope for Parkinson''s patients, with the discovery of a device that helps treat them.
Dr. Faisal Al-Otaibi, a consultant neurosurgeon at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and director of the movement disorders program, said during the "eighth" program on the "MBC" channel: "There was a patient with" Parkinson "who was treated through the electrical device approved by King Faisal Specialist Hospital in treating Patients with "movement disorders", who used to use a wheelchair, but after installing the device, he became able to walk and go anywhere on his feet. "
Al-Otaibi added: "Muscle tension does not affect young people only, and it may affect adults of any age, and it happened to one of the patients in the neck, which caused severe twisting in the neck, and very rapid vibrations, and he had difficulty wearing shemagh and headband, and when he was driving and watching A checkpoint begins with tension and increases his vibration, and when he had the vibration, the security men suspected him to the point of stopping him three times due to suspicion of using narcotic drugs.
He pointed out that the device treats all of the following diseases: Parkinson''s, Parkinson''s, slow movement, imbalance, muscle tension, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy.
About the shape of the device and how it works He explained: "It is an electrical stimulation device for the brain that consists of very thin electrodes. We implant these electrodes inside nuclei deep in the brain with a diameter of about 4 mm, and this procedure requires a high technology because the placement of these electrodes requires high precision."
He continued: "The surgical work takes place in two phases the first stage is the installation of the electrode in the head, and we use the vacuum surgery device to install it, put the device, and we inject local anesthesia to some areas of the scalp with magnetic rays, we determine the target nuclei, then we put another device, and install the electrodes in The brain, and some patients put them between 15 to 20 cm from the electrode, with ratios ranging between adults and children, and this procedure is done with local anesthesia for ease.
For her part, Dr. Amal Muqeem, a consultant neuro-planning, said: “I can distinguish the location of the electrical wire in the brain, by the sound made by the electrical vibrations, and we need the patient''s interaction with us during the procedure, so we perform local anesthesia for the patient, and the electrical process is a phrase. About a fine needle, we lower it into the brain until it reaches the target, and we record and monitor the vibrations coming from the cell. "
She explained that each region has different vibrations, adding: "My job is to locate the needle through the sound that we trained on, through the latest devices in the world."
