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“brain stimulation”

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deep brain stimulation

noun

: a surgical procedure for the treatment of neurological disorders (such as Parkinson's disease) in which electrical stimulation is delivered to specific areas of the brain by one or more electrodes that are implanted in the brain and are attached by a wire to a device which generates electrical pulses and is usually implanted in the upper chest —abbreviation DBS

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