
Andrew Johnson
5 HN recommenders · recommended in 4 months, 2013–2016
4:04 · 2.4M views · Jun 13, 2013
Andrew, diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's at 35, shows how deep brain stimulation surgery has controlled his motor symptoms. The short video shows his tremors with the stimulator off and on.
HN recommends it as a dramatic, moving demonstration of what deep brain stimulation can do for tremors.
6 comments from Hacker News
Anyone who wants to see the dramatic impact of deep brain stimulation needs to see this video[1]. Just by turning off and on his neurostimulator (see starting 2:00-ish) see the dramatic change in his body. [1] this video
You should see this video to really understand how impressive dbs technology is. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe it. this video
This video left a deep impression on me: this video I didn't realize how this sort of tech can be so life changing (or life giving)
Obviously something like brain surgery shouldn't be taken lightly, but I've had a family friend with tremors go through the process and the result is pretty amazing. Went from pretty severe tremors to appearing basically completely cured. This is a pretty good example: this video
For anyone interested in seeing the before/after effects of DBS treatment, this video is pretty powerful: this video