Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression
(University of Freiburg) Patients suffering from severe, treatment-resistant depression can benefit not only acutely but also the long-term from deep brain stimulation, as researchers from the Medical Center -- University of Freiburg and their colleagues from the University Hospital Bonn demonstrate in a current study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Surgeon performs 'world first' remote brain surgery on patient 1,800 MILES AWAY
A surgeon in China has allegedly used computers to put a deep brain stimulation implant into a patient in Beijing while he was in the city of Sanya, on an island more than 1,800 miles to the south. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MRC-funded study suggests deep brain stimulation could help OCD symptoms
The debilitating behaviours and all-consuming thoughts, which affect people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), could be significantly improved with targeted deep brain stimulation, according to the findings of an MRC-funded study. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - March 9, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Patients with severe OCD undergo deep brain stimulation trial
Scientists say procedure showed improvements but larger clinical experiment needed to confirm benefitsPatients with severeobsessive-compulsivedisorder have shown remarkable improvements after undergoing an experimental procedure in which electrodes are placed inside the brain.The first UK trial of deep brain stimulation for OCD involved six people who were extremely severely affected by the condition. The patients each had four electrodes surgically inserted through the skull into the brain. These are used to electrically stimulate brain circuits with the aim of bringing the illness under control.Continue reading... (Sourc...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Obsessive-compulsive disorder Science Health Mental health Society UK news Source Type: news
Deep brain stimulation sites for OCD target distinct symptoms
(Elsevier) Deep brain stimulation (DBS) reduces symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during stimulation of either the ventral capsule (VC) or anteromedial subthalamic nucleus (amSTN), according to a study in Biological Psychiatry. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Wake Forest Baptist receives NIH grant to study deep brain stimulation for Alzheimer's
(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health have been awarded $3.9 million from the National Institutes of Health to determine if a procedure used to treat Parkinson's patients can improve age-related cognitive abilities and counteract the effects of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Benefit of DBS for Essential Tremor Fades Over Time Benefit of DBS for Essential Tremor Fades Over Time
Deep brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for severe refractory essential tremor but new research suggests its benefits fade over time.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 5, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Report: Medtronic to close Portsmouth, N.H. transformative solutions facility
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said this week that it plans to close its Portsmouth, N.H.-based transformative solutions facility within the year, according to a Portsmouth Herald report.
The Fridley, Minn.-based company recently informed employees at the facilities that it planned to eliminate its Portsmouth jobs, according to the report. The facilities currently employ 150 individuals.
Medtronic spokesperson Brett Cromwell said that the transformative solutions division had announced changes “being made to help focus the business and strengthen its financial position,” according to the Portsmouth Herald.
“The b...
Source: Mass Device - February 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Featured Medtronic Source Type: news
Choice of Anesthesia Technique for Deep Brain Stimulation Choice of Anesthesia Technique for Deep Brain Stimulation
The authors present their experiences with an alternative anesthesia technique for deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson ' s disease patients who cannot tolerate conscious sedation.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Medtronic launches DBS for medically-refractory epilepsy in the U.S.
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it launched its Deep Brain Stimulation system intended for medically-refractory epilepsy in the U.S.
The Fridley, Minn.-based company said that the first patient was implanted with the system at Atlanta’s Emory University.
“At Medtronic, we have a long-standing commitment to helping patients with medically refractory epilepsy through DBS, and we continue to explore other treatments and solutions along the epilepsy treatment pathway. With the FDA approval, commercial launch, and policy updates from several health insurers, we are positioned to help more people than ever befo...
Source: Mass Device - February 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Featured Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Medtronic Source Type: news
Clinical and anatomical predictors for freezing of gait and falls after subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease patients - Karachi C, Cormier-Dequaire F, Grabli D, Lau B, Belaid H, Navarro S, Vidailhet M, Bardinet E, Fernandez-Vidal S, Welter ML.
INTRODUCTION: Freezing of gait (FOG) and falls are the most disabling motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The effects of subthalamic deep-brain-stimulation (STN-DBS) on FOG and falls are still a matter of controversy, and factors contribut... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Functional Neuromodulation Announces CEO Leadership Transition
Todd Langevin named CEO
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Functional Neuromodulation Ltd. ("FNM" or the "Company"), a medical device company focused on bringing to market DBS-f, an implantable d... Devices, Neurology, Personnel Functional Neuromodulation, DBS-f, deep brain stimulation, Alzheimer's disease (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 25, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Treatment of Parkinson's disease: Separating hope from hype
(Bentham Science Publishers) This review emphasized the development of various non-pharmaceutical therapeutic approaches and mainly highlighted the cutting-edge treatments for PD including gene- and stem cell-based therapies, targeted delivery of neurotrophic factors, and brain stimulation techniques such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
An Ethical Framework for Deep Brain Stimulation in Children An Ethical Framework for Deep Brain Stimulation in Children
While deep brain stimulation may be effective for the treatment of refractory neurodevelopmental conditions in children, it poses unique ethical, social, and legal challenges.Neurosurgical Focus (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Operating Rooms Get a Dose of Augmented Reality
Operating rooms are set to get a dose of augmented reality because of a new clearance from FDA. The agency recently signed off on an augmented surgical navigation system from Mariner Endosurgery.
The Ontario-based company’s LaparoGuard is an augmented surgical navigation system that enables surgeons to annotate areas of 3D safety zones during minimally invasive procedures, to aid surgeons in guiding their tools and informing their surgical approach. Similar to the heads-up display of a fighter jet, LaparoGuard allows surgeons to annotate areas of risk, and then see 3D renderings of surgeon-defined safety ...
Source: MDDI - December 15, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Imaging Source Type: news
