Swedish to Host Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Live Stream December 16, 2011

On Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, Drs. Ryder Gwinn and Ron Young of the Swedish Neuroscience Institute will host an online live stream to discuss the affects of Essential Tremor (ET) disorder and the various treatment options available at Swedish as well as throughout the country. The webcast will feature a deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgical procedure, accompanied by a live web chat led by Drs. Gwinn and Young. The webcast will be embedded on Swedish’s Web site at www.swedish.org/DBSLive. Viewers will be able to submit questions regarding ET, DBS surgery and any other ET treatment options, such as Gamma Knife, throughout the live stream using an embedded chat feature or via Twitter using the hashtag #SwedishDBS. Anyone interested in learning more about ET and the various treatment options available at Swedish and elsewhere are encouraged to join the live stream and related discussion.