Interview with Marcus, Part 2 - The second surgery. Exploring Essential Tremor treatment

Marcus, from the Columbus, Ohio area, is undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery.  Marcus suffers from essential tremor, a neurological disorder affecting an estimated 4 to 10 million people in the US alone!  ET is about 10 times more common than Parkinson's Disease, which it is often confused withThis episode focuses on his second of this 3-part surgery, implantation of the second electrode.  If you include the turn-on phase, it becomes a 4-part surgery.There are several different versions of DBS surgery, depending on the patient and the surgeon.  Mine was done differently than Marcus'.As always, a video version of this podcast is over on YouTube.I can be reached for questions or comments at [email protected].  You can also send me questions for Marcus, which I will forward to him.