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Corticobasal ganglion deg

2017-01-22 04:36:20
Corticobasal ganglionic degeneration diagnosed before 5 yrs.. with Mri have resting tremor of right upper limb.. not improved with medication.. what are other modality of treatment? is DBS beneficial to grandba at age of 80 yr?
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DBS is mostly not beneficial at this age as the problem is likely to be widespread

Answered2017-01-26 10:13:03

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