The NIH grant will provide the opportunity to carry out the first double-blinded study of the approach which combines deep brain stimulation with an experimental nerve-grafting procedure.
A pilot grant from UK’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) will advance neuroscience researcher George Quintero’s studies on Parkinson’s disease to a clinical investigation.
Dr. Craig Van Horne, neurosurgeon, and Dr. George Quintero, DBS neurophysiologist at UK HealthCare's Neuroscience Institute, discuss deep brain stimulation in Sunday's Herald-Leader Your Health column.
