Checkup on the patient who was awake for brain surgery

Terry Ward catches up with a Parkinson's patient who underwent brain surgery in hopes of getting back on the job as a Phoenix police officer.

Awake for brain surgery: DBS used to treat Parkinson's

Doctors in Phoenix are using a medical procedure known as deep brain stimulation or DBS to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. But DBS also is showing promise in the treatment of depression, Alzheimer’s and other disorders of the brain. KJZZ’s Terry Ward observed the procedure on a patient at Barrow Neurological Institute and has this report.

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