title: [Bionic experiences in deep brain stimulation].
abstract: Petra Peeters has had Parkinson's disease since she was 44 years old. Deeply unhappy due to her symptoms and the lack of effect from her medication, ten years on she chose to undergo deep brain stimulation treatment. She reports on the stereotactic procedure, her initial euphoria and the ups and downs that followed. How bionic does she feel?
authors.affiliation: Julius Centrum voor Gezondheidswetenschappen en Eerstelijns Geneeskunde, afd. Epidemiologie, Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht.
authors.forename: Petra H M
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Peeters
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*