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National Pain Report World — 15 February 2013

230px-Tiefe_Hirnstimulation_-_Sonden_RoeSchaedel_apBy Pat Anson, Editor

A medical device implanted in the brain that is used to treated depression and Parkinson’s disease is also effective at treating neuropathic pain, according to a study in Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves the implantation of a small electrode — sometimes called a “brain pacemaker” — which sends small electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain

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Pat Anson, Editor

Pat is Editor in Chief of American News Report. He is a veteran journalist and a former correspondent and producer for HealthWeek (PBS), Nightly Business Report (PBS) and other nationally syndicated shows. Pat has won numerous journalism awards, including a Golden Mike award for investigative reporting.

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