Parkinson’s Patient Plays Clarinet During Brain Surgery–Is ‘Delighted’ With How It Went (Watch)

Parkinson’s Patient Plays Clarinet During Brain Surgery–Is ‘Delighted’ With How It Went (Watch)

Parkinson’s Patient Plays Clarinet During Brain Surgery–Is ‘Delighted’ With How It Went (Watch) credit – NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College Hospital Under local anesthesia, a woman in England was able to play her clarinet for the first time in 5 years whilst receiving treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The deep-brain stimulation (DBS) procedure promised, if successful, to restore motor control in the patient’s hands such that she would be able to play her beloved instrument again, and the surgeon asked her to bring it with her to test the theory. The resulting video makes for quite the sight, as the surgery team behind the plastic sanitary screen sat listening in wonder. 65-year-old Denise Bacon from Crowborough, in the English county of East Sussex, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2014, and she gradually lost the ability to do her favorite things such as swim, dance, and play the clarinet. DBS is a surgical procedure that delivers an electrical current to electrodes implanted in the bra…