Ohio State Implants First Brain Pacemaker To Treat Alzheimer's (IMAGE)

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Ohio State Implants First Brain Pacemaker To Treat Alzheimer's

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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center doctors were the first to implant a pacemaker into a woman's brain to determine if using a brain pacemaker can improve cognitive and behavioral functioning in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

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