An 8-year-old girl from Oklahoma named Karleigh Fry has made medical history by becoming the first pediatric patient in the world to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation to treat a neurological condition. The surgery was performed by neurosurgeons to address rapid-onset primary dystonia, leading to immediate improvement in motor function.
An 8-year-old girl has become the first pediatric patient in the world to have robotic deep brain stimulation performed on her, two hospitals have announced. https://t.co/rO60LOVm4K
World’s First Robotic DBS Surgery in Child Boosts Motor Function Neurosurgeons performed the world's first robotic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery on an 8-year-old girl with rapid-onset primary dystonia. This groundbreaking procedure resulted in immediate improvement in… https://t.co/faKOldAh1B
An 8-year-old Oklahoma girl, Karliegh Fry, is the world's first pediatric patient to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation, two hospitals announced. https://t.co/YalNL7TDM7
Karleigh Fry, 8, became the first pediatric patient in the world to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation to treat a neurological condition. https://t.co/btHJh0yrSk
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An 8-year-old Oklahoma girl has become the first pediatric patient in the world to have robotic deep brain stimulation performed on her, two hospitals have announced. https://t.co/nMckaSbp5q
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