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Deep brain stimulation is becoming quite popular as well...

DBS is very much a late-stage treatment - it can stop your uncontrollable shaking once you're at that point, but it does nothing as far as reversal is concerned

While I agree that is the common sentiment, I have read numerous studies that are starting to question this...

"There is evidence to support the use of DBS in less advanced PD and that it may be appropriate for earlier stages of the disease than for which it is currently used. The improving short and long-term safety profile of DBS makes early application a realistic possibility. "

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065356/

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