"Can shake some pretty quality cocktails with the right..." I'm sorry for your condition Andrew and I can never imagine what it's like to have Parkinson's but I do love that you kept your humour about you as you showed this to us. Thank you.
I cannot believe the reddit trolls are actually trolling this video. This man was brave enough to put himself out there and give the world a glimpse of what it's like to live with a heartbreaking disease and give other sufferers a glimmer of hope that they can continue to have a high quality of life with it. I'm not easily offended by any means but this is a new low, even for trolls. FFS have some decency and give this man the proper respect he deserves...
If you use Chrome, you can download an extension called "Hide Fedora." It gets rid of all of them, and if you stumble upon a user that hasn't been blocked yet, you simply click "Report and Ban," the app adds them to the list, and you never see their comments again. :D
***** But what if they are just regular redditors (like me) who also happen to comment on youtube videos? Like, how does it know if the user is a troll or not? (This is a serious question, I'm actually interested in knowing)
Joel Torres It's an unfortunate side-effect, though the boost in views and shares will cause it to go more viral and get to word out, so there is a positive side to it. I was actually surprised to see some of the trolls provide some positive feedback. It was weird, but still positive.
I just wanted to tell you that this video was really helpful for me. I'm currently studying biopsychology, and as I was reading about Parkinson's Disease and DBS, I suddenly remembered once seeing this video, and I just found it again. I'm so happy that you have been able to receive help and benefit from this surgery. It must have been such an emotional experience for you, and thank you so much for sharing this. Thank you for making my education "visual", and I hope you're in good health.
It amazes me that DBS doesn't just alleviate the symptoms, but neutralizes them entirely. Science is truly amazing. My grandmother's sister, who took great care of me during childhood, died from the results of Parkinson's many years ago. I wish this would have been a viable option then.
This surgery is not rosy as it sounds. My father had it. He couldn't even swallow water after surgery. Lost his walking ability mostly and caught an infection during battery replacement. Entire DBS had to be removed to cure the infection. They decided it was too risky to put it back. Now he cant talk or walk and bed ridden for the rest of his life thanks to DBS. He flew to the surgery on his own. Even doctors dont understand how this works. They will blame it on decease progression if something goes wrong. He felt like robot during the time he had DBS. At least he feels human now. Dont make your life more complicated during the last stages of your life with this these gadgets.
My grandma died of Parkison's disease when I was 15. I wish this had been an option for her back then. So glad you can benefit from this wonderful science now. Stay well brother. R.
I legitimately felt relief when you turned it back on at the end. I have a friend who is in a relatively similar boat, but thankfully, not to the same extent
My father in law suffers from parkinsons & Essential Tremors. He had DBS Surgery in July. (Deep brain stimulation) We recently had to turn his batteries off just to allow his brain to kinda adapt to the 4 leads, yes 4 leads and two batteries one on each side of his chest. Luckily he is doing okay. It's only for two weeks. When we cut them back on it's amazing how the body just Stops these symptoms. We are grateful people like you go public with this disease. We have somewhere to actually see what to expect. Thank you.
"Could shake some quality cocktails with the left" great sense of humor about your really debilitating condition. Glad to see the DBS has worked for you my man! Enjoy life! :)
Wow, that's amazing how immediate it is. I just wish my grandfather was still around to benefit from stuff like this. He had Parkinson's for years, and you could tell that it really annoyed him.
Wow, this is fantastic. I remember when my grandmother was diagnosed Parkinson's Disease. She was just like you with the stimulator turned off, even when she was on drugs.
"Can shake some quality cocktails with the right hand... the left.... just looks like the royal wave" At least you can find some humor in such a ridiculous illness. Ridiculous because of what it does to the body.
watched this because a teacher posted it in my class at medical school. Thank you for posting this video, it was very helpful, and I pray and hope you have continued success in your treatment.
I'm glad that this tech is available. My dad was diagnosed in January and its already fast progressing. Luckily my local university is working with this tech and accepting patients now. We have a referral coming soon.
Hello sir. astounding video. I am curious, when you reactivated the device and you sighed deeply. I know you said it was uncomfortable, however I am incredibly interested in how it feels. Is it describable? Where is the sensation localized when re-energizing the device. Thanks for sharing !!
My kid brother (aged 51) is, at last, having this operation, sometime early next year. What a great Christmas present to be told, "yes, you are suitable for this procedure"
I'm so happy for you Andrew. My grandpa struggled for over 30 years up until his last breath with this disease. I'm really glad you were able to get help.
Thank you. I am considering the surgery. I hear that some hospitals are more successful than others. One man told me Zurich is the place to go. Decades of experience and better programming of the control unit.
Maxim Tsai I'm guessing it could also interfere with some medical scans - ultrasound/ECG/x-rays/etc. Not to mention that it might have to be disabled quickly in case of malfunction.... A workmate from a previous job has one of these things and has made a big change in his quality of life, though unfortunately for him he isn't quite as high functioning as Andrew here.
Thank you for sharing this! It's really amazing; to see the incredible discomfort this horrible disease must cause, but also how much of a dramatic and instantaneous affect the DBS surgery has.
I had a girlfriend a year or so ago who has Dystonia, untreatable by medication, she got the DBS system and it pretty much saved her life, I remember going with her to comfort her when she had to get new batteries put in, when they turned off the system for the surgery you could see her lose control of almost an entire half of her body... it was terrifying. but with this system, its allowed her to be an amazing artist and a fantastic musician
You sir are one of the most astonishing and bravest people i have ever laid eyes on. my uncle was diagnosed at 43 years old and died 9 years later and i am so glad to see other Parkinson's disease victims be able to have such an opportunity like this. God bless you.
Thank you for the great presentation, while luckily no one in my family has parkinson until this day, it is great to see how a DBS seems to help you with your daily life. Videos like this are very important, not just for the "sick", but as well the general public, as one can quickly understand while strolling through the comment section. Best of luck to you and your family!
I was born with Destonia Was in a wheel chair until 2012 my Dad read a magazine called that's life Went to see one of the doctors my didn't know why we were there And my dad talked about a Magazine on deep Brian stimulation Doctor said he Specializes in it had the operation in October 15th they gave me Electric shock in my brain the Second Operation was in November 2012 they put the battery in my chest I was working straight away
Hopefully you had someone there incase you lost the ability to turn it back on. Come to think of it the device should probably have a safeguard against that. Perhaps add a timer to the "off" setting.
Hear that ol' NZ accent, straight away. Thanks so much for taking the time to demonstrate this system and also to show us just what your life would be like without it. I hope you're doing well.
DBS is very real and very powerful, just watch the TED talk of neurosurgeon Andres Lozano. Within the decade, we will very likely see non-invasive stimulation, where the application of electrodes to the outside of the head will target brain structures without the need for surgery, via either electrical or ultrasonic means. The next step after that will be finding ways to regenerate brain tissue or permanently rewire circuitry (there is evidence that both are possible), which will remove the need for constant stimulation altogether.
About this, please don't give people false hope. Testing any of the things you mentioned is very, very difficult to actually get permission to test it on humans. We are nowhere near any kind of technique that can stimulate the regions necessary for specific networks to be altered by just placing an electrode on the skull. Ultrasonic is very much doubted in the neuroscientific community, as we have no evidence that it does anything at all in the brain. As for the regeneration of brain tissue, there are some preliminary studies going on using cells from the axolotl, because that animal seems to be able to regenerate about everything, including it's brain, as long as there is half of a brain left to regenerate it from. We are nowhere near testing this in any other kind of animal, or even halfway through understanding the mechanisms by which the axolotl does that. The circuitry we have in the brain is plastic by itself. You change your connections every second by doing the things you do, especially when you're learning new skills. This does not mean that we are on the level of understanding on how those circuits are formed, how they are damaged in certain disorders, and we wouldn't even know where to start on how to apply anything of this in neurological therapies. So about the "evidence" that both are possible, yes, there are some animals and very, very specific situations in which we see a possibility of it maybe happening. But this does not guarantee that it will ever be applied in humans because of simple reasons that it doesn't work in humans as we are very different animals than an axolotl, or for another logical reason of ethical research practices, that we can't just inject axolotl cells into human brains to see what it does and if it has any regenerative properties. The best techniques we now have for very specific diseases, like Parkinsons and very severe treatment restistand depression are deep brain stimulation, or neurosurgery like in epilepsy and seizure related disorders. Otherwise it is just medication which we know how it kindof works in about half of it, and we are still finding out how they exactly work (like tricyclic antidepressants and its effect on the neural networks implicated in psychological disorders). So yes, compared to the 60's where we injected people with seizure-inducing drugs or huge amounts of glucose to get the brain in a "near-death" experience after which it was thought to "reset" itself. But we do not know nearly enough to do any of the things you mentioned, or even figure out how to research them.
Amazing. I had no idea this was out there. Good for you, Andrew. Keep on keeping on man. Thank you for posting this video letting the word spread about this option for people suffering from Parkinson's.
Thank you for posting this video Andrew. I'm studying Psychology as my minor subject as part of my degree program. I found this as part of my research for my upcoming Psychology module where the lecture topic is Parkinson's Disease and particularly DBS. This shows the effect of how DBS can change someone's life. I know it isn't as easy as "Hey doc, can I have DBS today please? Thank you" and you walk out. This shows a very brief insight in to your experience of how DBS has affected your life in a profound way. Thanks again for sharing this
AJ, wack an advert on this video or something will you so we can get you some money by clicking, if you don't want donate to Parkinson's charity in your area.
I have many friends with this debilitating disease. It is amazing to see the pre and post operative results for this procedure. I have had Parkinson's for 4 years and will undergo the same surgery in three weeks. Can't wait!
o man so you are troll too..lol i L[e]terally took you serious about your comment on 'christian ghost ' vid .. you are truly le gem and fine m'lady . tips dickora.. edit:sorry my euphoria leveld up
Absolutely incredible. I was unaware of just how severe the effects of Parkinson's can be, and was quite shocked to see what happened when you turned the device off. The fact that we can produce a device like this gives me a bit of much-needed hope for humanity. All my best to you. And thank you for showing this video.
Andrew Johnson It's not even about the proof it's just that fact that anyone can make a TH-cam video and start switching. People can't just believe anything that they see.
levi hernandez He's exhibiting classic Parkinson's symptoms, which are quite difficult to fake unless one is very familiar with the disease (the tremor frequency, for instance, is right in line with normal Parkinsonian tremor). He's also using a Medtronic external control device, which would be difficult to get if one didn't have an implanted neurostimulator - Deep Brain Stimulation implants and programming equipment is very expensive. Even if he is "fucking with us", which I strongly suspect he isn't, he's doing such a good job of imitating the real life effects of successful Deep Brain Stimulation on Parkinson's Disease that the video is still very informative.
Uhh the proof is in the video... That little remote he's holding probably costs more than you make in a year. But you know, it's all to fuck with people on youtube, right?
Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Our professor at the university recommended to watch this while we were studying brain. I hope you are doing well today as well.
I had never heard of DBS before Andrew, thank you for sharing this! The world feels like a slightly better place now that I know there is some relief available for qualifying Parkinson's patients. Thanks!
My grandfather suffered from parkinsonism long before this technology. I wish this had been in place then - it sure would have made his quality of living better. Thank you for sharing and God bless!
I am an occupational therapist from Germany and I work with a lot of people that suffer from Parkinson's disease..thanks for sharing your experience Andrew..this is an awesome story! All the best for you!
My uncle recently had this done. Im so happy for everyone who has had their life bettered by this procedure. Thank you for sharing this with the world and i hope for your continued good health. :)
As someone in risk of at some point getting afflicted with this illness, this fills me with a lot of hope. Thank you for dealing with this momentary pain to show us this.
My friend that is truly amazing. I can't believe the strides in science we've made in the past 200 years. It's absolutely astonishing to see how that type of machinery works. I couldn't imagine how happy you must be to have something to lessen the effects of your condition, seriously, congratulations man.
Thanks for showing this vid. My grandad eventually died of/with parkinsons disease. I never really knew him because he got it when I was too young. Seeing the degeneration was really sad. I'm glad to hear technology/medicine has come a long, long way, and you've been able to benefit so much from it.
That's really impressive! It's amazing to see how dramatic and rapid the effect is. I'm very glad to see that it provides so much relief for you from the most obvious of the symptoms of Parkinson's.
It's sad seeing your case being the way it is, but your sense of humor is amazing. Nice job getting it done, it seems to have improved your quality of life
Thank you Andrew for posting this video/demonstration. I have become good friends with a wonderful man with Early Onset Parkinson's/Alzheimer's. He also has this and a regimen of drugs to help control the condition. Brilliant man who goes through swings of "slow mo" and dementia... sometimes we'll be walking somewhere and he suddenly starts circling or forgets who he is or where he is. Thankfully he has an entire community looking out for him, so if he goes into dementia we guide him home.
"Can shake some pretty quality cocktails with the right..." I'm sorry for your condition Andrew and I can never imagine what it's like to have Parkinson's but I do love that you kept your humour about you as you showed this to us. Thank you.
Jimmy Tang The royal wave was the one that got me. A great video!
My dad gets this on Tuesday. This video gives me hope.
+Alison Terry It's been a month, how did it go?
+Alison Terry How's your Dad?
+Alison Terry R u OK???
pls reply
I cannot believe the reddit trolls are actually trolling this video. This man was brave enough to put himself out there and give the world a glimpse of what it's like to live with a heartbreaking disease and give other sufferers a glimmer of hope that they can continue to have a high quality of life with it. I'm not easily offended by any means but this is a new low, even for trolls. FFS have some decency and give this man the proper respect he deserves...
It happens on any video that makes it to the front page, there's no stopping them unfortunately.
If you use Chrome, you can download an extension called "Hide Fedora." It gets rid of all of them, and if you stumble upon a user that hasn't been blocked yet, you simply click "Report and Ban," the app adds them to the list, and you never see their comments again. :D
***** But what if they are just regular redditors (like me) who also happen to comment on youtube videos? Like, how does it know if the user is a troll or not? (This is a serious question, I'm actually interested in knowing)
Joel Torres It's an unfortunate side-effect, though the boost in views and shares will cause it to go more viral and get to word out, so there is a positive side to it.
I was actually surprised to see some of the trolls provide some positive feedback. It was weird, but still positive.
Joel Torres use the "hide fedora" chrome extension. The more its ignored the better.
I am so happy science has made it possible for this man to live a normal life.
~Theodore Trilby
Nah, I'm sure if he had just prayed, he would've gotten better for free.
***** It was sarcasm. You need to relax m8.
***** Are you new to the internet? The level of sarcasm was so high it practically punches you in the face.
Wow! Are you a professional quote maker?
***** dictionary.reference.com/browse/sarcasm
This is exactly why I love Biomedical engineering. This is amazing!!! Thanks for sharing.
This honestly brought tears to my eyes. I wish my grandfather could have lived to see the benefit of this technology
Today I had a really bad day. Videos like this are instant pick me ups.
I just wanted to tell you that this video was really helpful for me. I'm currently studying biopsychology, and as I was reading about Parkinson's Disease and DBS, I suddenly remembered once seeing this video, and I just found it again. I'm so happy that you have been able to receive help and benefit from this surgery. It must have been such an emotional experience for you, and thank you so much for sharing this. Thank you for making my education "visual", and I hope you're in good health.
My dad was just diagnosed with Parkinson's. This brought tears to my eyes, but so thankful to see that there is still hope.
You're extraordinarily brave for enduring this just to show people what the disease is like.
It amazes me that DBS doesn't just alleviate the symptoms, but neutralizes them entirely. Science is truly amazing.
My grandmother's sister, who took great care of me during childhood, died from the results of Parkinson's many years ago. I wish this would have been a viable option then.
This surgery is not rosy as it sounds. My father had it. He couldn't even swallow water after surgery. Lost his walking ability mostly and caught an infection during battery replacement. Entire DBS had to be removed to cure the infection. They decided it was too risky to put it back. Now he cant talk or walk and bed ridden for the rest of his life thanks to DBS. He flew to the surgery on his own. Even doctors dont understand how this works. They will blame it on decease progression if something goes wrong. He felt like robot during the time he had DBS. At least he feels human now. Dont make your life more complicated during the last stages of your life with this these gadgets.
My grandma died of Parkison's disease when I was 15. I wish this had been an option for her back then. So glad you can benefit from this wonderful science now. Stay well brother. R.
I legitimately felt relief when you turned it back on at the end. I have a friend who is in a relatively similar boat, but thankfully, not to the same extent
My father in law suffers from parkinsons & Essential Tremors. He had DBS Surgery in July. (Deep brain stimulation) We recently had to turn his batteries off just to allow his brain to kinda adapt to the 4 leads, yes 4 leads and two batteries one on each side of his chest. Luckily he is doing okay. It's only for two weeks. When we cut them back on it's amazing how the body just Stops these symptoms. We are grateful people like you go public with this disease. We have somewhere to actually see what to expect. Thank you.
Thanks for reaching out, I am humbled that this video has helped your family.
I remember this being on the top of reddit 10 years ago.
"Could shake some quality cocktails with the left" great sense of humor about your really debilitating condition. Glad to see the DBS has worked for you my man! Enjoy life! :)
Thank you for showing us the symptoms and providing us this understanding. I can't imagine what you have gone through.
Wow, that's amazing how immediate it is. I just wish my grandfather was still around to benefit from stuff like this. He had Parkinson's for years, and you could tell that it really annoyed him.
Wow, this is fantastic. I remember when my grandmother was diagnosed Parkinson's Disease. She was just like you with the stimulator turned off, even when she was on drugs.
"Can shake some quality cocktails with the right hand... the left.... just looks like the royal wave"
At least you can find some humor in such a ridiculous illness. Ridiculous because of what it does to the body.
Wow, Teared up a little. So glad they have this so you and others who this works for can have a life beyond, that which you showed.
Damn, he's got a sense of humour, at least!
Andrew, Thank you for sharing and having the courage to do so. I have a friend about to undergo the surgery. I am so hopeful for him now.
watched this because a teacher posted it in my class at medical school. Thank you for posting this video, it was very helpful, and I pray and hope you have continued success in your treatment.
I'm speechless! This is just amazing, so happy for you! I wish everyone with Parkinson's disease could get this surgery.
I'm glad that this tech is available. My dad was diagnosed in January and its already fast progressing. Luckily my local university is working with this tech and accepting patients now. We have a referral coming soon.
Its things like this that amaze me about the world we live in today. Humans have come a long way.
hayderimran7 well, its hard to beat that.
Yes, with statements like that who needs any any other motivation?
Hello sir. astounding video. I am curious, when you reactivated the device and you sighed deeply. I know you said it was uncomfortable, however I am incredibly interested in how it feels. Is it describable? Where is the sensation localized when re-energizing the device.
Thanks for sharing !!
God bless you. My husband is about to have this same procedure and im so happy it's available. God Bless and thank you for this powerful video.
My kid brother (aged 51) is, at last, having this operation, sometime early next year. What a great Christmas present to be told, "yes, you are suitable for this procedure"
This is amazing. Thank you for your courage to share this with the world!
BERTA WE NEED YOUR OPINION.
CALL IN THE BEAST!
it has been summoned.
for the love of dad don't encourage them
We need to get the opinion of the voluptuous berta lovejoy on the subject at hand.
Snoop Doge
Nice pic/name, you've won the internet for the day!
That's really scary, I had no idea such a device could help someone with Parkinson's.
I'm so happy for you Andrew. My grandpa struggled for over 30 years up until his last breath with this disease. I'm really glad you were able to get help.
Thank you. I am considering the surgery. I hear that some hospitals are more successful than others. One man told me Zurich is the place to go. Decades of experience and better programming of the control unit.
"I think party times over" LOL I legitimately laughed at that part
why does that thing even have an off switch?????
For safe removal if replacements are needed I assume.
Maxim Tsai I'm guessing it could also interfere with some medical scans - ultrasound/ECG/x-rays/etc. Not to mention that it might have to be disabled quickly in case of malfunction.... A workmate from a previous job has one of these things and has made a big change in his quality of life, though unfortunately for him he isn't quite as high functioning as Andrew here.
Batteries need replacing too!
Got Integrity? That's unfortunate. Can he still live a relatively normal life? :c
For evaluation when medical checks are being done.
This is just remarkable. Thanks for demonstrating!
You are very brave for displaying this for everyone to see. We've gone so far in medical science. I'm so proud of humankind right now.
Thank you for sharing this! It's really amazing; to see the incredible discomfort this horrible disease must cause, but also how much of a dramatic and instantaneous affect the DBS surgery has.
Modern medicine is so amazing
wait till you see voldecrons medicine (in 317years)
I had a girlfriend a year or so ago who has Dystonia, untreatable by medication, she got the DBS system and it pretty much saved her life, I remember going with her to comfort her when she had to get new batteries put in, when they turned off the system for the surgery you could see her lose control of almost an entire half of her body... it was terrifying. but with this system, its allowed her to be an amazing artist and a fantastic musician
Cool
That's scary. I thought you wouldn't be able to get it back on.
You sir are one of the most astonishing and bravest people i have ever laid eyes on. my uncle was diagnosed at 43 years old and died 9 years later and i am so glad to see other Parkinson's disease victims be able to have such an opportunity like this. God bless you.
Thank you for the great presentation, while luckily no one in my family has parkinson until this day, it is great to see how a DBS seems to help you with your daily life. Videos like this are very important, not just for the "sick", but as well the general public, as one can quickly understand while strolling through the comment section. Best of luck to you and your family!
I was born with Destonia Was in a wheel chair until 2012 my Dad read a magazine called that's life Went to see one of the doctors my didn't know why we were there And my dad talked about a Magazine on deep Brian stimulation Doctor said he Specializes in it had the operation in October 15th they gave me Electric shock in my brain the Second Operation was in November 2012 they put the battery in my chest I was working straight away
I love your sense of humour. Royal wave and cocktails lol.
Hopefully you had someone there incase you lost the ability to turn it back on.
Come to think of it the device should probably have a safeguard against that. Perhaps add a timer to the "off" setting.
Dave dablave NJ
What an amazing improvement, It's crazy how fast it takes effect. It makes me so happy to see that this technology exists and makes such a difference.
Hear that ol' NZ accent, straight away. Thanks so much for taking the time to demonstrate this system and also to show us just what your life would be like without it. I hope you're doing well.
Could shake some quality cocktails with the right!
2:25 "Shake some quality cocktails with the right"
I love this man
DBS is very real and very powerful, just watch the TED talk of neurosurgeon Andres Lozano. Within the decade, we will very likely see non-invasive stimulation, where the application of electrodes to the outside of the head will target brain structures without the need for surgery, via either electrical or ultrasonic means.
The next step after that will be finding ways to regenerate brain tissue or permanently rewire circuitry (there is evidence that both are possible), which will remove the need for constant stimulation altogether.
About this, please don't give people false hope. Testing any of the things you mentioned is very, very difficult to actually get permission to test it on humans. We are nowhere near any kind of technique that can stimulate the regions necessary for specific networks to be altered by just placing an electrode on the skull. Ultrasonic is very much doubted in the neuroscientific community, as we have no evidence that it does anything at all in the brain.
As for the regeneration of brain tissue, there are some preliminary studies going on using cells from the axolotl, because that animal seems to be able to regenerate about everything, including it's brain, as long as there is half of a brain left to regenerate it from. We are nowhere near testing this in any other kind of animal, or even halfway through understanding the mechanisms by which the axolotl does that.
The circuitry we have in the brain is plastic by itself. You change your connections every second by doing the things you do, especially when you're learning new skills. This does not mean that we are on the level of understanding on how those circuits are formed, how they are damaged in certain disorders, and we wouldn't even know where to start on how to apply anything of this in neurological therapies. So about the "evidence" that both are possible, yes, there are some animals and very, very specific situations in which we see a possibility of it maybe happening. But this does not guarantee that it will ever be applied in humans because of simple reasons that it doesn't work in humans as we are very different animals than an axolotl, or for another logical reason of ethical research practices, that we can't just inject axolotl cells into human brains to see what it does and if it has any regenerative properties.
The best techniques we now have for very specific diseases, like Parkinsons and very severe treatment restistand depression are deep brain stimulation, or neurosurgery like in epilepsy and seizure related disorders. Otherwise it is just medication which we know how it kindof works in about half of it, and we are still finding out how they exactly work (like tricyclic antidepressants and its effect on the neural networks implicated in psychological disorders). So yes, compared to the 60's where we injected people with seizure-inducing drugs or huge amounts of glucose to get the brain in a "near-death" experience after which it was thought to "reset" itself. But we do not know nearly enough to do any of the things you mentioned, or even figure out how to research them.
Amazing. I had no idea this was out there. Good for you, Andrew. Keep on keeping on man. Thank you for posting this video letting the word spread about this option for people suffering from Parkinson's.
Thank you for posting this video Andrew. I'm studying Psychology as my minor subject as part of my degree program. I found this as part of my research for my upcoming Psychology module where the lecture topic is Parkinson's Disease and particularly DBS. This shows the effect of how DBS can change someone's life. I know it isn't as easy as "Hey doc, can I have DBS today please? Thank you" and you walk out. This shows a very brief insight in to your experience of how DBS has affected your life in a profound way. Thanks again for sharing this
I fucking love science.
+Joshua Moser without it the world would be a dark scary religious nightmare lol....it still kinda is sadly
how amazing is this!!
FUCK YEAH, SCIENCE!!!
Thank you for posting this. I can only imagine how hard it was to make the video, but it shows how important progress is in science.
Thanks for taking the time to share this. Fascinating, and a stark look at the real intensity of Parkinson's.
"shake some quality cocktails"
AJ, wack an advert on this video or something will you so we can get you some money by clicking, if you don't want donate to Parkinson's charity in your area.
"Where religion fails, Science always succeeds." - Alvin Ainsworth.
That is just incredible. My grandmother has parkinsons I just hope she isn't too old to have this procedure done. How amazing!!!!
I have many friends with this debilitating disease. It is amazing to see the pre and post operative results for this procedure. I have had Parkinson's for 4 years and will undergo the same surgery in three weeks. Can't wait!
Man I love science...poor guy.
Looks like my nephew that time he got an exorcism in church.
o man so you are troll too..lol
i L[e]terally took you serious about your comment on 'christian ghost ' vid ..
you are truly le gem and fine m'lady .
tips dickora..
edit:sorry my euphoria leveld up
hayderimran7 shh
Fuck off
LOL
You have no empathy or humanity left in you, do you?
Seriously. Show some respect.
it made me even feel better after you've turned it back on. don't turn that fucking shit of again thanks ;)
Absolutely incredible. I was unaware of just how severe the effects of Parkinson's can be, and was quite shocked to see what happened when you turned the device off. The fact that we can produce a device like this gives me a bit of much-needed hope for humanity. All my best to you. And thank you for showing this video.
Its amazing how quickly the tremors stop when the system is turned back on. Thank you for sharing this.
Wow.
Yeah, I saw this video a couple of months ago. Technology is amazing.
Has anyone thought about that maybe he is just fucking with us? Where is the proof?
what proof would you like?
Andrew Johnson It's not even about the proof it's just that fact that anyone can make a TH-cam video and start switching. People can't just believe anything that they see.
Agree, but I did this for awareness not profit and can assure you am not faking it. I applaud your sceptical thinking though!
levi hernandez He's exhibiting classic Parkinson's symptoms, which are quite difficult to fake unless one is very familiar with the disease (the tremor frequency, for instance, is right in line with normal Parkinsonian tremor). He's also using a Medtronic external control device, which would be difficult to get if one didn't have an implanted neurostimulator - Deep Brain Stimulation implants and programming equipment is very expensive.
Even if he is "fucking with us", which I strongly suspect he isn't, he's doing such a good job of imitating the real life effects of successful Deep Brain Stimulation on Parkinson's Disease that the video is still very informative.
Uhh the proof is in the video... That little remote he's holding probably costs more than you make in a year. But you know, it's all to fuck with people on youtube, right?
Dude you are part cyborg. That is so rad.
I wish my grandad lived long enough to get this surgery R.I.P.
Absolutly life changing, you the man mate, keep on keeping on brother!
Few things have made my gape in awe, but this truly takes the cake when it comes to the benefit science has on our lives.
pls dont shake my soda plsplspls
Did you do that on purpose?!
Pretty fucked up. Karma is a bitch. How dare you insult this man. If this is something you find humor in, you are an awful human being.
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Great way to lose weight though
it would just make you extremely tired constantly, not to mention uncomfortable since you cant control it.
This makes me tear up. Thank goodness you have something to give you relief. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences.
What a champ for having the guts to do this demonstration and do it so well. Good on ya, mate.
Your sense of humor is golden, glad to see you can laugh at your misfortune.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Our professor at the university recommended to watch this while we were studying brain. I hope you are doing well today as well.
That's amazing! I was very impressed at how fast it worked, it's so nice to know that things like this exist for people.
I had never heard of DBS before Andrew, thank you for sharing this! The world feels like a slightly better place now that I know there is some relief available for qualifying Parkinson's patients. Thanks!
For such an awful and horrible condition, you're such a bright and charismatic dude. Good on ya Andrew, good to see you in control mate.
My grandfather suffered from parkinsonism long before this technology. I wish this had been in place then - it sure would have made his quality of living better. Thank you for sharing and God bless!
I am an occupational therapist from Germany and I work with a lot of people that suffer from Parkinson's disease..thanks for sharing your experience Andrew..this is an awesome story! All the best for you!
My uncle recently had this done. Im so happy for everyone who has had their life bettered by this procedure. Thank you for sharing this with the world and i hope for your continued good health. :)
As someone in risk of at some point getting afflicted with this illness, this fills me with a lot of hope. Thank you for dealing with this momentary pain to show us this.
My friend that is truly amazing. I can't believe the strides in science we've made in the past 200 years. It's absolutely astonishing to see how that type of machinery works. I couldn't imagine how happy you must be to have something to lessen the effects of your condition, seriously, congratulations man.
This is really quite remarkable and I think it's great you've posted this so people can see the real benefits of DBS. Thank you!
Thanks for showing this vid. My grandad eventually died of/with parkinsons disease. I never really knew him because he got it when I was too young. Seeing the degeneration was really sad. I'm glad to hear technology/medicine has come a long, long way, and you've been able to benefit so much from it.
That's really impressive! It's amazing to see how dramatic and rapid the effect is. I'm very glad to see that it provides so much relief for you from the most obvious of the symptoms of Parkinson's.
I let out a sigh of relief when you switched it back on.
Going for DBS on 13th November,i was diagnosed at 37 and having surgery at 40.thanks for the video mate helped me relax a bit
Steve Smith how did it go?
Looking at the comments, You are a brave man for posting this and have increased my understanding on Parkinson's Disease
It's sad seeing your case being the way it is, but your sense of humor is amazing.
Nice job getting it done, it seems to have improved your quality of life
It's wonderful how much science can do to improve human life.
Dear Mr. Jackson, I wish you all the best in the world.
Thank you Andrew for posting this video/demonstration. I have become good friends with a wonderful man with Early Onset Parkinson's/Alzheimer's. He also has this and a regimen of drugs to help control the condition. Brilliant man who goes through swings of "slow mo" and dementia... sometimes we'll be walking somewhere and he suddenly starts circling or forgets who he is or where he is. Thankfully he has an entire community looking out for him, so if he goes into dementia we guide him home.
I just had it done.The fact that I can type is still amazing to me. Thanks for the video