Turner, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Evangelical Community
Hospital's Thyra M. The exhibit encourages women to learn about
early detection and celebrates life, courage, hope and the dignity of women
and families that have battled breast cancer .

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"Millions of people live with disabilities due to stroke, with
little hope of improvement," said Alan Levy, Ph. Physicians and patients interested in
information about Northstar's clinical studies may contact Allen
Wyler, MD at 206-902-1966 or awyler@northstarneuro.

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The company intends to use
data from EVEREST to support a future submission for pre-market
approval (PMA) in the United States . medical centers under a
previous conditional FDA approval, and the company will now proceed
with study initiation at a larger number of clinical sites. The results of two of Northstar's U."

About Stroke

Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability
worldwide.

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In collaboration with its investigators, the company has
previously completed extensive preclinical and clinical research into
the use of cortical stimulation therapy for stroke recovery. "The impact on
patients and their families can be devastating.

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Pat Halpin-Murphy, PBCC President and Founder, encourages everyone to
visit the exhibit.

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"Breast cancer is not a rare event separate from the
fabrics of our lives..S. The Northstar team has
spent years developing cortical stimulation therapy with the goal of
helping stroke survivors improve their lives. There are essentially no effective therapies
available for these patients.

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Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition's Traveling Photo Exhibit to Visit Susquehanna Valley Mall

SHAMOKIN DAM, Pa. The EVEREST study is a randomized,
multi-center study comparing the effects of cortical stimulation plus
rehabilitation to rehabilitation alone.

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This powerful and educational work of art features at least one woman from
each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, along with a message about how breast
cancer touched her life.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

SEATTLE----Northstar Neuroscience ,
Inc, a privately held developer of medical devices for the treatment
of neurological diseases and disorders, announced that the FDA has
granted approval for a pivotal clinical study of its investigational
cortical stimulation system to enhance the recovery of hand / arm
function following stroke.S . According to the American Stroke Association, over five
million people in the United States are survivors of stroke, with
approximately 700,000 additional strokes occurring annually. Each year
over 200,000 people in the US become significantly and permanently
disabled due to stroke.com

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More than 2,300 will lose their lives to
the disease. Each of these trials showed the safety of
cortical stimulation in the rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients
and demonstrated greater improvement in recovery of hand / arm
function compared to controls.

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clinical feasibility
studies were presented recently at several medical congresses. The direct and indirect cost of stroke
in 2005 in the US is estimated to be $57 billion.

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We must educate ourselves about this insidious disease and fight to
find a cure now .

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The women reflect the diversity of Pennsylvania, and
their stories reflect the impact of breast cancer on themselves, their
families and their communities.

., headquartered in Seattle,
Washington, is a medical device company focused on providing
innovative neurostimulation therapies that restore function and
quality of life for people suffering from stroke and other
neurological diseases and disorders.northstarneuro.

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The
Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition , founded in 1993, is a non-profit
organization and the only statewide grassroots organization that speaks to and
for breast cancer survivors.

Northstar Neuroscience Announces EVEREST Pivotal Clinical Study for Survivors of Stroke

, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Northstar Neuroscience .

About Northstar Neuroscience

Northstar Neuroscience, Inc.

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The event will kick off with an opening reception on Thursday, May 19 at
4:30 pm.
For more information on the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition or "67
Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania " call 1-800-377-8828
or visit the website http://www.

Participants in the studies ranged from several months to several
years since their stroke. We look
forward to working with our clinical partners to complete this
important study.

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The photo exhibit will be located in front of the
Bon-Ton at the Susquehanna Valley Mall and will be hosted by Evangelical
Community Hospital 's Thyra M. Cortical
stimulation therapy involves the precise delivery of low levels of
electricity to the surface of the brain via an implanted stimulator
system.

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The exhibit
and reception are free and open to the public. The very moving and educational
photo exhibit travels to six different communities a year and stays at one
location for ten days.S. Currently this system is
under evaluation for recovery of hand and/or arm function post-stroke
as well as treatment of aphasia (speech impairment due to stroke).com.

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The clinical study is currently
enrolling patients at a number of U.

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Additional information about Northstar can be found at
www.

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, The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer
Coalition (PBCC ) is bringing its traveling photo exhibit "67 Women, 67
Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania " to the Susquehanna Valley Mall
from May 19 - May 30, 2005. To RSVP for the reception call
1-800 -377-8828, extension 303. It is our mothers, our daughters, our friends and
ourselves.pabreastcancer .

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so our daughters won't have to. The PBCC's mission is to help find a cure for breast cancer and
to improve the quality of breast cancer education, research and outreach in
the state.org.
feasibility study to evaluate cortical stimulation for recovery of
speech following stroke. The EVEREST pivotal
study is a major milestone in the development of this therapy.

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This year, more than 12,000 Pennsylvania women
will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Humphreys Center for Breast Health. The opening reception will feature: Heather Hibshman, Executive
Director of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition; Elizabeth Casale, North
Central District Nurse Administrator, PA Department of Health; Johanna Miller,
BrCa Chapter charter member, Advocacy Committee Chairperson, and breast cancer
survivor; John F. Northstar 's stroke recovery
system is an investigational implanted device intended to enhance
recovery of function in survivors of stroke.

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Humphreys Center for Breast Health; and Frances Blatchley,
PBCC local photo exhibit participant, BrCa Chapter charter member."
"67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania" is sponsored
by the PBCC and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Separately, the company also announced initiation of a U.