Links

General Information

• National Parkinson Foundation – Surgery for Parkinson Disease
  
  
• We Move — Deep Brain Stimulation
  
  
• Parkinson's Disease Index from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
  A collection of links regarding surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease for patients whose symptoms that are not adequately controlled by an optimized medical regimen.
  
  
• New Hope for Parkinson's, from Medtronic, the makers of Activa Therapy
  
  
• Medtronic — Questions and Answers about Activa Parkinson's Control Therapy
  
  
• The Parkinson’s Pyramid®
  
  
• Shaken - Journey into the Mind of a Parkinson's Patient
  
  

Clinics, Universities, and Foundations

• The Cleveland Clinic, Neuroscience Center, Deep Brain Stimulation
  
  
• Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF, FAQ for Patients: Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia
  
  

Discussion Groups

• Yahoo DBS Surgery group — Online group for the discussion of deep brain stimulation surgical procedures
  
  
• Ask the Surgeon — The National Parkinson Foundation's special service to DBS patients with questions answered by a neuro-surgeon