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Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk again

The medical first was achieved by Swiss researchers who had previously pioneered similar breakthroughs to help paraplegic people walk again.

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP

A man with advanced Parkinson's disease is now able to walk almost normally again thanks to electrodes implanted in his spinal cord, researchers

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