"After the birth of my grandson last year, I didn't dare to hug it, for fear of falling the child, but after the operation (brain pacemaker) was turned on, my body was not stiff, and my body became relaxed and energetic, and I finally got my wish to hold my grandson," 64-year-old Fan said happily.
Lao Fan is 64 years old this year, and he is already an old friend with a medical history of 8 years. At first, it was just inflexible walking, slow moving, and oral administration of "Medopa, Tesuda" as a drug**. In the first few years of taking the medicine, Lao Fan's Parkinson's seemed to be "**", as long as he took the medicine on time, he could maintain a normal physical condition. However, as time goes on, the effectiveness of the drug gradually weakens, and the condition gradually worsens. Last year, Lao Fan's grandson was born, and the child was fleshy and round, and his eyes narrowed into a crescent moon when he smiled, which was particularly attractive. Everyone in the family is immersed in the joy of adding new members, and Lao Fan is unable to hug his little grandson like a family member due to his stiff limbs, slow movements, and inflexible movements after suffering from Parkinson's disease.
Like Lao Fan, early Parkinson's disease patients can be given medication**, but all Parkinson's disease drugs can only temporarily control the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and there is no way to stop the progression of the disease. After taking the drug for a period of time, the drug action time is getting shorter and shorter, and patients like Lao Fan who have passed the honeymoon period of the drug or affect their daily life can consider surgical brain pacemaker surgery if their physical conditions allow**. Perhaps it was the urgency to enjoy the joy of family, with the encouragement of his family, Lao Fan came to the outpatient clinic of Professor Li Weiguo of the Department of Neurosurgery of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University to consult the details of the operation.
Professor Li Weiguo introduced: "The important pathological feature of Parkinson's disease symptoms is the degeneration and necrosis of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra in the brain, resulting in decreased or absent dopamine secretion. Lao Fan has suffered from Parkinson's disease for 8 years, and the prognosis of surgery will be very good due to physical condition and clinical evaluation. On August 23, Lao Fan's brain pacemaker was programmed (turned on) for the first time after surgery, and he moved freely after turning on, and the phenomenon of walking and slowness disappeared.
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