New brain implant at OHSU controls tremor
A state-of-the-art brain surgery at OHSU is changing lives in Portland. Meet Oscar La Salle, a man with debilitating tremors, who now has a new lease on life.
"It's such a difference. It's like all of a sudden you have your life back," Oscar La Salle said.
At 76-years-old, La Salle, a retired marketing and sales specialist, has a renewed zest for life.
"I would say I feel normal. I really do," he said.
While normal may not seem like a major feat to some, for La Salle it's life changing. La Salle has essential tremor, an often-overlooked neurological disorder that causes involuntary shaking.
He has been living with essential tremor for the past decade, but his shaking got much worse about a year ago. Then he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
La Salle said his Parkinson's was manageable. The tremor, however, had become unbearable.
"I was just all over the place. I couldn't control it," he said.
It was difficult for La Salle to do daily tasks and enjoy the things that he loves, like wonton soup.
"To pick up some soup and bring it to my mouth, it would just be impossible. I would be all over the place," he said.
La Salle said he could feel strangers at restaurants watching him try to eat and he couldn’t take it any longer. It got to the point where La Salle stopped going out to eat altogether.
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A state-of-the-art brain surgery at OHSU is changing lives in Portland. Meet Oscar La Salle, a man with debilitating tremors, who now has a new lease on life.
“It’s such a difference. It’s like all of a sudden you have your life back,” Oscar La Salle said.
At 76-years-old, La Salle, a retired marketing and sales specialist, has a renewed zest for life.
“I would say I feel normal. I really do,” he said.
While normal may not seem like a major feat to some, for La Salle it’s life changing. La Salle has essential tremor, an often-overlooked neurological disorder that causes involuntary shaking.
He has been living with essential tremor for the past decade, but his shaking got much worse about a year ago. Then he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
La Salle said his Parkinson’s was manageable. The tremor, however, had become unbearable.
“I was just all over the place. I couldn’t control it,” he said.
It was difficult for La Salle to do daily tasks and enjoy the things that he loves, like wonton soup.
“To pick up some soup and bring it to my mouth, it would just be impossible. I would be all over the place,” he said.
La Salle said he could feel strangers at restaurants watching him try to eat and he couldn’t take it any longer. It got to the point where La Salle stopped going out to eat altogether.
Full story: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/brain-surgery-essential-tremor-ohsu/283-01f59a39-ed24-4dfd-8622-c5a65ea0af4a
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