Using Brain Stimulation to Treat Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease | Nga Chau | TEDxLancaster
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2016
- Nga Chau studies the potential of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), brain stimulation technology, to help manage symptoms of Parkinson's Disease (PD). She explains how she and her team implement the technology, what positive results have been observed, what is anticipated for the future, and why her mother -- who has Young-Onset PD -- is vehemently opposed to participation.
Nga studied neuroscience at Franklin and Marshall College. She now works in research at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in their neurology department. With a team of neurologists and engineers, they are studying transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of brain stimulation technology, and its potential to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. Nga's path and passion is largely influenced by her life experience caring for her mother, who suffers from Young-Onset Parkinson's. She is able to bring her academic and intimate understanding of the disease to contribute to the science and bridge a special connection with patients.
Nga's empathy and affinity to help others is dichotomous. When she is not in the hospital researching, she works as a first responder with The First Response Team of America, helping families and communities recover from tornado, hurricane, flooding, and other natural disaster strikes.
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So much beauty and selflessness in that speech, we can only improve it if we face it as a problem to be faced, not to be run from. Kudos Neuroscientists, real heroes.
Looking forward to your success!
Best wishes for your mom! Your mother is blessed to have you.
I have been using a TCDC device of my own making for about six years. It certainly has boosted my cognitive abilities. I use a basic small volume control to address controlling the intensity. As a side note, I would add that it seems to actually help with manifesting things. In other words, they say that your thoughts have power. In my case, I give more power to my thoughts. Whether it's related to the documented effect that thoughts seem to have at the Quantum level of reality or not, my attainment of things that I want to bring into my life seems to be related to the use of TCDS. Consider that possibility. Prayer, meditation, etc. all brought up to another level with the addition of more power...So, be careful what you wish for.
Need more of neurologest openion and applications
There will be cure as soon as we understand the problem better, let's fine that elusive cure!
Isn’t this a form of the old electroshock therapy?
A lot of what you say about lack of control via meds is remedied by the control of the Duopa pump & external brain & spine stimulation by an electric massager. See Facebook "People Fighting Parkinson".
I have a question? So about 5 years ago my mother-in-law was diagnosed with PD. So 2 years ago my husband and I moved up to be close and help out. So when I found out she was diagnosed with PD my research brain when off trying to understand what PD is how it's diagnosed and treatments. So when we moved up here I was confused and started asking her questions on why her PC Dr sent her to a neurologist and her response blew my mind. She said her boss told her she was not the same after a foot surgery she had, mind you my mother-in-law was about 65 years old at the time and yes she moved a bit slower but ok like I said she was 65. So when she told her PC Dr she felt she would send her to a neurologist and after one visit he told her she had PD. I asked well what exams did he do and she said he had her do a rapid finger, nose to hand exam and asked her what year are we in and who's President that's it. So we move up here and I was noticing she was always going g to the Dr alone so I asked her can I go in the room with you to see the Dr and she was ok with that. Well her regular Dr was not there so she had to see his PA. And when she came in and started asking questions I seen the surprise look on her face when I told her the regular Dr never did any exams in the 5 years he has seen her.
So the only thing I have seen is she has a hard time getting around in the morning. In the past 2 years I have gone to her appointments from therapy to ERs changing her PC Dr and the common thing I have been hearing is you have no symptom at all with PD.
Sorry this is so long but I need to find some kind of answers is it PD or should we get another opion.
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Stemcell therapy would that be better, ill vote for upping the research for that suru it's not a cure but a long turn temp solution without pills
Sirs,which part of brain is stimulated in dbs
I'm 50 years old diagnosed with PD 4 years ago. I'm contemplating DBS, because I feel I've run out of options. Do you have a sense of when tDCS might be available or is there a trial I can participate in?
Michael Sakal , look up Dr. Robert Morse N.D. and get your life back. You can!