Dr. Barry Dworkin

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

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 19, 2019

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Source:
‘I’d be dead’: Renowned scientist gets experimental brain surgery to fight drinking

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