A woman with Parkinson's disease who played a clarinet while undergoing brain stimulation said she was "delighted" with how it went.
Denise Bacon, 65, from Crowborough in East Sussex, experienced instant improvement in her finger movements as the electrical current was delivered to her brain, doctors at King's College Hospital said.
The retired speech and language therapist underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) after suffering symptoms of Parkinson's.
She was diagnosed with the disease in 2014 and it has affected her ability to walk, swim, dance and play her clarinet.
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Very cool stuff and amazing that she was okay with having the whole ordeal filmed and published for us to see.
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This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥 - 2mon
She has a device installed in her chest? That's metal af.
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A woman with Parkinson's disease who played a clarinet while undergoing brain stimulation said she was "delighted" with how it went.
Denise Bacon, 65, from Crowborough in East Sussex, experienced instant improvement in her finger movements as the electrical current was delivered to her brain, doctors at King's College Hospital said.
The retired speech and language therapist underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) after suffering symptoms of Parkinson's.
She was diagnosed with the disease in 2014 and it has affected her ability to walk, swim, dance and play her clarinet.
Very cool stuff and amazing that she was okay with having the whole ordeal filmed and published for us to see.
She has a device installed in her chest? That's metal af.
"she had never played before and it was terrible"