A new decision-making aid may help people seeking treatment for Parkinson disease weigh the risks and benefits of deep brain stimulation.

Lucknow: A 50-year-old city resident who was battling Parkinson's disease for nearly 25 years has shown clinical improvement ...

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 ...

What is Deep Brain Stimulation for depression? Discover how the TRANSCEND trial at UT Southwestern is using "brain pacemakers" to treat treatment-resistant depression by targeting neural communication ...

According to the Center of Diseases and Prevention Control, the number of senior adults battling Alzheimer's is expected to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Offering asleep or awake DBS aims to provide PD patients choice, impetus for choosing DBS therapy sooner.

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 ...

Marking a historic milestone in the medical field in Uttar Pradesh, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery was successfully performed for the first time at King George''s Medical University (KGMU).

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 ...

In the United States, black patients face barriers in access to many types of healthcare, leading to significant healthcare disparities. Recognition and analysis of potential barriers to access could ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves many of the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and is a life-alerting surgery for many patients. Penn Medicine's Gordon Baltuch, MD, a professor of ...