What Is Deep Brain Stimulation? The procedure involves implanting electrodes within areas of the brain for people with movement conditions. "The electrodes produce electrical impulses that affect ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Prefrontal cortex biopsies taken for research purposes during deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures appeared to be safe, new research has suggested. Investigators found no significant differences in ...

When the living and breathing body of a 71-year-old Parkinson’s disease patient was recently lying in a sterile operating theater at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, his head was in Thailand.

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford, opening up new possibilities for ...

For years, Denise Holtzinger struggled with the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s Disease. Simple tasks like walking or using her hands became nearly impossible as tremors took over her body. But ...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) can be addressed by the right intervention even in severe, refractory cases. These cases, characterized by involuntary muscle movements, are most often caused by antipsychotics ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

Parkinson’s disease disrupts lives by slowly robbing people of their ability to move, speak, and function with ease. It's the second most common brain disorder that gets worse over time, and for many, ...

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford, opening up new possibilities for ...