SWITZERLAND NEUROPROSTHETICS PARKINSON

Parkinson patient treated with new neuroprosthetic in Lausanne

epa10960731 French neuroscientist Gregoire Courtine shows an implantable neuroprosthetic device consisting in a set of electrodes (L) and controller (R) during a press presentation about French patient Marc (unseen), diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and treated with the newly designed neuroprosthetic, in Lausanne, Switzerland, 03 November 2023. In a study newly published in 'Nature Medicine', Swiss scientist Jocelyne Bloch - EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) and CHUV/Unil (Lausanne University Hospital) - French scientist Gregoire Courtine (EPFL) along with French scientists from the University of Bordeaux, demonstrate the detailed process of developing the neuroprosthetic that has allowed first patient Marc with Parkinson's to be treated, enabling him to walk comfortably, confidently and without falling thanks to precise electrical stimulation of his spinal cord. EPA/VALENTIN FLAURAUD

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