aimed to ascertain whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) would be effective for cervical dystonia cases that prove refractory to standard therapies. The authors conducted a randomized, sham ...

Overall, the results of internal globus pallidus (GPi) DBS in dystonia appear clearly dependent on the type of dystonia, with a clear cutoff between primary and secondary dystonia. Many small ...

Baylor Medicine sits at the forefront in the medical and surgical treatment of essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and Tourette syndrome using deep brain ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is currently offered to patients with certain movement disorders that are not sufficiently controlled with medications. These conditions include Parkinson’s ...

Deep brain stimulation is a surgically implantable ... neurological movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. In some cases, it is also being used to treat mental health ...

University of Oklahoma Health is using innovative procedures and technology to improve the lives of patients with movement ...

The patient, 8-year-old Karliegh Fry, suffers from rapid-onset primary dystonia, a neurological ... she might be a good candidate for deep brain stimulation (DBS). "This marked the global debut ...

deep brain stimulation (DBS) was able to pinpoint dysfunctions in the brain that are responsible for four cognitive disorders ...

2. Patient selection: when to consider deep brain stimulation for patients with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia Robert R. Coleman and Jill L. Ostrem 3. Surgical placement of deep ...

Two Kolkata men in their 60s, one battling Parkinson's disease and the other cervical dystonia, have found relief from debilitating symptoms thanks to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery.

"This helps us to accurately detect and analyse the brain signals that are causing the dystonia. We can access this data and adjust the deep brain stimulation settings -personalising the therapy ...