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February 21, 2023 Electronics Harry Forestell, host of CBC News New Brunswick at Six provides his first person account of his brain surgery for Parkinson’s.
January 12, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Canadian doctors perform world-first delivery of treatment for inoperable brain tumour in kid using ultrasound
January 9, 2023 Neurosurgery Ontario girl with autism making ‘fantastic’ progress after deep brain stimulation treatment
November 14, 2022 Biomedical Engineering Nine People With Paralysis Walk Again As Neurons Responsible For Recovery Identified
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June 21, 2022 Neurosurgery Deep Brain Stimulation eliminated the self-harming behaviours of a child suffering from a rare severe form of self-harming autism, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
December 19, 2019 Alcoholism Deep brain stimulation used to treat one man for alcoholism. Do not draw many conclusions from a N value of 1
December 9, 2019 General information Anecdotal evidence and the N value of one should not form the basis of medical/surgical management.
July 4, 2019 Neurosurgery Ontario study asks if the increasing incidence of concussions is a true epidemic or due from better recognition.