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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Harry Forestell, host of CBC News New Brunswick at Six provides his first person account of his brain surgery for Parkinson’s.

    February 21, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 21, 2023 Source:I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson’s. Here’s how it changed my life

  • Ontario girl with autism making ‘fantastic’ progress after deep brain stimulation treatment

    January 9, 2023

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2023 Source:Ontario girl with autism making ‘fantastic’ progress after deep brain stimulation treatment

  • Deep Brain Stimulation eliminated the self-harming behaviours of a child suffering from a rare severe form of self-harming autism, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.

    June 21, 2022

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 21, 2022 Source:Canadian girl with autism in world-first test on how brain stimulation could stop severe self-harm

  • Deep brain stimulation used to treat one man for alcoholism. Do not draw many conclusions from a N value of 1

    December 19, 2019

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 19, 2019 Source:‘I’d be dead’: Renowned scientist gets experimental brain surgery to fight drinking

  • Wednesday House Call June 24, 2015

    June 24, 2015

    Wednesday House Call   June 24, 2015 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Graham Richardson and Kristy Cameron to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: 1) Cyberbullying linked to depression: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/cyberbullying-linked-to-risk-of-depression-in-kids-and-teens-research-review-1.2435022 2) Medical pot unproven: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/medical-pot-unproven-to-help-most-illnesses-researchers-say-1.2436104 3) Too many scans for breast cancer patients: http://www.leaderpost.com/health/women/Early+stage+breast+cancer+patients+getting+many+imaging+tests+study/11156919/story.html 4) Deep Brain Stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.

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