Inside the brain: Vancouver doctors look into Parkinson's 'invisible' symptoms

Inside the brain: Vancouver doctors look into Parkinson's 'invisible' symptoms

January 7, 2026 7:11 pm PST.

With the push of a button, a Parkinson's patient's tremors fade away almost like magic, thanks to a treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), which involves tiny electrodes implanted into specific areas of the brain. Kurt Black has more.

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