Chat Me More reported this news under Inspirational Friday in What's in The News Today and wanted it to be part of Medical Tips. This is a wonderful break through and I want my viewers that may be experiencing this disorder or know someone that is can possibly benefit from this great discovery. The treatment is still experimental.
Robbie a sixteen year old suffered his entire life with Tourette's Syndrome,Tourette's is a condition that causes individuals to have uncontrollable ticks, due to misfiring within the brain. Robbie's ticks could last up to two hours. His ticks would consist of bursting out words, twisting his body and hitting himself. Robbie gets miracle experimental surgery where they implant two pacemakers in his abdomen, which stops the abnormal misfiring of over active nerve cells to the brain. Two weeks after the surgery Robbie feels normal and can be an average 16 year old and be around his friends, due to no more ticks.
Please watch the video:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/video/surgery-cures-teen-tourettes-13273568
abcNews. (April 4, 2011). Surgery Cures Teen of Tourette's. Dr. Richard Besser on a radical surgery that has turned one teen's life around. Retrieved April 1, fromhttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/video/surgery-cures-teen-tourettes-13273568
Please watch the video:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/video/surgery-cures-teen-tourettes-13273568
abcNews. (April 4, 2011). Surgery Cures Teen of Tourette's. Dr. Richard Besser on a radical surgery that has turned one teen's life around. Retrieved April 1, fromhttp://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/video/surgery-cures-teen-tourettes-13273568
Jeff Matovic lived with Tourette's since he was 3 years old, he is now 31. This disorder affects 100,000 Americans. Some that have this condition may cough, grunt, sneeze and have verbal outburst. Jeff suffered with eyes fluttering, arms moving where he couldn't even hold a glass. Within the last year all his medications stopped working, which left him confined to his house. Until he found the procedure called "Brain Stimulation" or DBS. He had the procedure done by a team at University Hospital of Cleveland and his neurosurgeon is Dr. Maciunas. Jeff is fine and free of Tourette's. This procedure is experimental so long term studies have not been done. To find out more about this procedure contact University Hospitals in Cleveland.
Johnson, T., M.D. (April, 1, 2011). Experimental Surgery Zaps Tourette's Tics. Experimental Surgery Zaps Tics for Longtime Sufferer of Tourette Syndrome. ABCNEWS Medical Editor. Ceveland. abc Good Morning News. Retrieved April 1, 2011, from
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