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In a revolutionary feat, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has performed the world’s first robotic brain device implantation on an eight-year-old girl, Karleigh Fry who has rapid-onset primary dystonia, a movement disorder that causes the muscles to react involuntarily. The technique and particular device used in the eight-year-old’s case have never been performed robotically in pediatric patients until now, and the result is an immediate improvement in motor function that Karleigh did not have before. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a surgical process that involves implanting electrodes …

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