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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a Mubadala Health partner, is set to welcome a group of world-class experts in the field of neurovascular and skull base disease for the second edition of the International Neuroscience Summit (INS).
Four Emiratis become the first patients to undergo the complex procedure in the country
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi performs UAE's first deep brain stimulation operations Tue 13th April 2021 | 03:15 PM ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 13th Apr, 2021) Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has carried out UAE's first deep brain stimulation operations saving the lives of four Emirati nationals from Parkinson’s disease. The surgeries, which each lasted between four and eight hours, took place over just four days following comprehensive evaluations to ensure the patients were good candidates for the surgery. The complex surgery can significantly reduce the symptoms patient...
Abu Dhabi: Four Emiratis living with Parkinson’s disease have become the first to benefit from deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures conducted in the UAE. The complex surgeries, which lasted between four and eight hours each, were carried out at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and aimed to improve patient’s symptoms and quality of life. DBS is a neurosurgical procedure that places a medical device called a neurostimulator under the patient’s skin. The device then sends electrical impulses, through implanted electrodes, to specific targets in the brain for the treatment of movement dis...
The surgeries, conducted at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and which each lasted between four and eight hours, took place over a period of just four days.