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Published online 31 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030324-12
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Direct brain infusion of glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor in Parkinson disease
Brain catheter feeds beleaguered cells; taking iron out protects them.
A drip-feed of protein through the skull has transformed the lives of five Parkinson's patients, say scientists.
Doctors implanted a thin plastic tube into the patients' brains and a small pump in their stomach1.
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