Items Tagged ‘Deep Brain Stimulation’
October 25th, 2016
Deep-brain Stimulation Helps A Pilot Return to Flight
As a commercial airline pilot, Tyrone Nanton spends his days in a standard blue-and-white uniform. But in his off-hours, Tyrone’s creativity emerges in two favorite hobbies: creating colorful, elaborate costumes for carnival in his native Antigua, and painting. From 2006 to 2015, though, a tremor that got progressively worse made his hands shake so much […]
Tags: Deep Brain Stimulation, Dr. Robert Wharen, Dr. Ryan Uitti, Essential Tremor, Florida Campus, Movement Disorders, Neurosurgery
August 5th, 2015
Turning off the Tremors — Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Patient Enjoy Little Things Again
Mary Daugherty just wanted to sit still. For nearly four decades, the 73-year-old experienced tremors in her hands, arms and head. In 2014, she decided to do something about it. Mary’s journey began when she was in her mid-30s and started to notice a slight trembling in her upper extremities. “I thought I just got […]
Tags: Deep Brain Stimulation, Dr. Kendall Lee, Essential Tremor, Neurosurgery
December 28th, 2012
Deep Brain Stimulation Gets Police Detective Back on the Job
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist 
Jeffrey Hughes is one of the first patients in the U.S. to undergo deep brain stimulation for his chronic headaches — and he is happy he had the courage to make that choice.
Tags: 1757, 3872, 5292, 5297, 5335, cluster headaches, David Black M.D., Deep Brain Stimulation, Jeffery Hughes, Mayo Clinic
December 23rd, 2012
Repaying a gift: Scholarship recipient says thanks in a special way
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
What goes around … Joe Lueken got control of his tremors thanks to a new technique and a student he had helped with a scholarship.
Tags: 2983, 3872, Deep Brain Stimulation, Dr. Jeremy Fogelson, Joe Lueken, Mayo Clinic, Parkinson's Disease, tremors
February 15th, 2011
Jesse Jensen’s Deep Brain Stimulation Story
When he was just five years old, Jesse Jensen of Missoula, Mont. began having tics, or involuntary movements, and was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome . The tics were so violent they caused him intense neck pain and kept him out of regular school for 10 years. Last spring, Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Kendall Lee, M.D., and […]
Tags: 2313, 3872, 5294, 5335, dbs, Deep Brain Stimulation, Jesse Jensen, Mayo Clinic, Tourette Syndrome
March 19th, 2010
Deep Brain Stimulation on ABC World News
By Lee Aase, Director, Mayo Clinic Social Media Network 
ABC World News Tonight ran a story yesterday about Roger Frisch, a solo violinist and associate concertmaster for the Minnesota Orchestra, and how he came to Mayo Clinic and Dr. Kendall Lee for relief of a career-threatening tremor. Watch the story. For background, Dr. Lee discusses how and why surgery is done in these cases […]
Tags: ABC, dbs, Deep Brain Stimulation, essential tremors, Kendall Lee, Neurosurgery, tremors, World News Tonight
February 10th, 2010
Head and shoulders above the rest
By CSMMayo 
My 80-year old mother saw Dr. William Tatum in Neurology last week. She suffered a fall at home, resulting in several broken bones and a brain injury. From the minute he walked in the door, Dr. Tatum was positive, upbeat and professional. He spent time understanding her history and making prioritized recommendations for her care […]
Tags: 2983, 3872, 5292, 5334, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Story