Nothing Stops Mrs. Claus – Juanita’s Essential Tremor Story

Juanita Lint was diagnosed with Essential Tremors more than 15 years ago. As someone who had worked in high-level leadership positions, she found it frustrating to lead meetings or speak in front of...

Relearning How to Write – Harold’s Essential Tremor Story

By Harold (Hal) Thiemann I was diagnosed with Essential Tremors (right side dominant) by my primary care provider in June of 2012 and prescribed Propranolol. The tremors got progressively worse with...

Deep brain stimulation surgery: Eugene patient shares his story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pUkBRkzw0o Parkinson’s disease nearly overwhelmed Colin Halstead’s life. He needed two canes to walk. He took 27 pills a day. His voice was hard to...

FAQs on deep brain stimulation: What is it? What does OHSU offer?

If you or a loved one has Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor, you may have heard of deep brain stimulation. But what is it? How does it help? And how is it done here at OHSU? Here are...

Living with a husband who has Parkinson’s disease

Dennis was diagnosed with Parkinson's 15 years ago and underwent Deep Brain Stimulation at OHSU in 2013. Last week, we heard his story, from the patient perspective. Here, his wife Mary Ellen...

Meet Tianyi Mao: Looking at brain circuits in a new light

The Brain Research Awareness and Information Network (BRAINet) is the volunteer outreach organization of the OHSU Brain Institute. Each month, they come together for a lecture luncheon. Tianyi...