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UCF Professor Emeritus Richard Gilson, Ph.D.<\/a>, along with a team of neurological experts, created a new tool to battle the effects of Parkinson\u2019s disease.\"Gilson\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gilson received a patent for the invention that will help patients struggling with conditions including Tourette\u2019s syndrome, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, and mood disorders last year though UCF.<\/p>\n

Parkinson’s is an incurable disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain, according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation<\/a>. The symptoms include rigid muscles, tremors and difficulty walking and speaking.<\/p>\n

Gilson was diagnosed with the disease in 2003. He relied on a brain-stimulation device that featured a battery the size of a pack of cards that bulged from under his skin to keep the symptoms repressed. Deep-brain stimulation has been an FDA-approved method of treatment for more than a decade. However, in order to keep the device working, Gilson had to undergo potentially life-threatening surgery every two or three years to replace the battery.<\/p>\n

Gilson wanted to improve the technology without having to face dangerous procedures.<\/p>\n

The invention consists of a quarter-sized apparatus, which would be implanted in the skull. It includes a nickel-sized rechargeable battery that lasts about nine years, and would eliminate the lump created by the current battery. Gilson has also been working on a version that does not require surgery.<\/p>\n

The product has yet to be manufactured, but Gilson and his team of doctors hope their invention will better relieve the ailments of neurological conditions.<\/p>\n

Watch Gilson explain how his device works in a video from the Orlando Sentinel, at: http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/features\/education\/os-ucf-professor-patents-tremor-control-device-20150617-premiumvideo.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UCF Professor Emeritus Richard Gilson, Ph.D., along with a team of neurological experts, created a new tool to battle the effects of Parkinson\u2019s disease. Gilson received a patent for the invention that will help patients struggling with conditions including Tourette\u2019s syndrome, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, and mood disorders last year though UCF. 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