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ALS Patient Formerly Trapped in Her Body Now Communicates Via Brain Implant

A Dutch woman paralyzed from ALS receives the first brain-implant system, allowing her to communicate via electrodes and a computer keyboard. This system is the first that operates outdoors and in any light, greatly improving her quality of life.

ALS Patient Formerly Trapped in Her Body Now Communicates Via Brain Implant

[DIGEST: Science Alert, CNN, New Scientist, The New England Journal of Medicine]

Doctors have successfully provided the first patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with a brain implant system that allows her to communicate via her thoughts. Prior to this surgery, Hanneke de Bruijne of the Netherlands, who is paralyzed and on a ventilator, had been what medical professionals refer to as “locked in.” That is,she was unable to communicate with the outside world due to the physical paralysis that gradually overtook her entire body.

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