Rela Hospital Performs Tamil Nadu’s First Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
Rela Hospital Performs Tamil Nadu's First Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery on a Rare Genetic Movement Disord er
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Chennai, 14th February 2023 : When Mrs. Shanthi Henry, a 57-year-old homemaker from Nagercoil was unable to speak or chew food due to her neck being pulled to one side of the body, further burdened by abnormal repea ted movements of the head and trunk, and stiffness in the right hand nearly three years ago, she gave up on life. S he further developed severe difficulty to sit on a chair, watch TV, walk normally or even have a little food as she was hampered by the involuntary body movements. She preferred to lie down in bed instead. She thought she w as destined to live like this for the rest of her life.
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