Beyond answering the "whys" that arise in considering Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery, Hunt Christensen offers her unique perspective in this comprehensive book. LIFE WITH A BATTERY-OPERATED BRAIN is designed to be a highly readable guide for people with Parkinson's disease (PD), exploring the benefits of this particular surgery on many motor symptoms of the disease.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 15, 2009 -- What would prompt someone to say "Let's stick wires into someone's brain, run voltage through it, and see what happens!"? So asks activist and author Jackie Hunt Christensen in her important new book, LIFE WITH A BATTERY-OPERATED BRAIN: A Patient's Guide to Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson's Disease (Langdon Street Press; April 2009; ISBN 978-1-934938-26-3; $16.95).

Beyond answering the "whys" that arise in considering Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery, Hunt Christensen offers her unique perspective in this comprehensive book. LIFE WITH A BATTERY-OPERATED BRAIN (www.lifewithbobbook.com) is designed to be a highly readable guide for people with Parkinson's disease (PD), exploring the benefits of this particular surgery on many motor symptoms of the disease. "Deep Brain Stimulation is a process, not an event," explains Hunt Christensen.

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