PGH Performs Its First DBS
Last December 14, 2022, the UP-PGH X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP) Team, together with the full support of PGH Department of Neurosciences Chair, Dr. Ma. Carissa Dioquino, performed the first Deep Brain Stimulation in the hospital. The procedure was done on a 54 year-old male patient who had been living with XDP for 14 years. XDP is a neurodegenerative movement disorder usually diagnosed in males with maternal ancestry in the island of Panay. Management involves the comb
