The two holes allowed Gross to insert hollow tubes called cannulas, which created a pathway for the DBS electrodes -- one on each side of the brain.

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The most common risk with DBS is infection -- and I believe the mortality rate is very low.

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Other bullet points for the 2014 Vanquish include an additional 55 horsepower (565 hp at 6, 750 rpm) and 37 pound-feet more torque (457 pound-feet at 5, 500 rpm) over the DBS. Aston's all-alloy 5.9-liter, mid-front-mounted V12 gets a sprucing up with variable timing on both intake and exhaust sides, as well as freer-breathing intake geometry.

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Investors would love to see the cable firm sell the DBS service after it launches--assuming it ever does.

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By this measure, it is bigger than Singapore's DBS Group and Korea's Kookmin Bank (nyse: KB - news - people ), and has attracted big stakeholders such as the Temasek fund of Singapore (it has 7.6%) and CLSA and Merrill Lynch (nyse: MER - news - people ) funds.

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