Robert E. Wharen Jr., M.D.

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Summary

1. Responsive Neurostimulation for Intractable Focal Epilepsy - a small computer chip is implanted in the skull and connected to a lead in the brain near the site of origin of the seizures. The stimulator can detect the onset of seizure activity and then deliver a stimulus to abort the seizure. This is a clinical trial available at all Mayo sites (Jacksonville, Scottsdale, Rochester).
2. Gene Therapy trials for Recurrent Glioblastoma
3. Motor Cortex Stimulation for Intractable Face Pain
4. Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease, Tremor, and Dystonia