Marc walking by the Chillon Castle. He uses his neuroprosthetic up to 8 hours per day. (Photo: EPFL)
Marc walking by the Chillon Castle. He uses his neuroprosthetic up to 8 hours per day. (Photo: EPFL) Neuroscientists and neurosurgeons at the EPFL/CHUV/UNIL, Inserm and the University of Bordeaux have designed a neuroprosthetic intended to correct walking disorders associated with Parkinson's disease. In a study published in Nature Medicine, the scientists set out in detail the process of developing the neuroprosthetic that has allowed a first patient with Parkinson's to be treated, enabling him to walk comfortably, confidently and without falling. Disabling walking disorders occur in around 90% of persons who are at an advanced stage of Parkinson's disease. These walking disorders are often resistant to the treatments that are currently available. Marc, 62, has lived with Parkinson's for almost three decades.
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