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December 8, 2015

Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Lets Teen Walk and Run

Katrina Dupins

Dec. 8, 2015|“Can you believe that something this small is what has changed how well you move?” UAMS neurosurgeon Erika Petersen, M.D., said showing a wire the size of a spaghetti noodle to 15-year-old Darius Hoppis. Before the brain surgery, Darius was hardly able to walk. Now Darius is a warrior — a Western Grove…