Closed-loop deep brain stimulation to treat medication-refractory freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease - Molina R, Hass CJ, Cernera S, Sowalsky K, Schmitt AC, Roper JA, Martinez-Ramirez D, Opri E, Hess CW, Eisinger RS, Foote KD, Gunduz A, Okun MS.
BACKGROUND: Treating medication-refractory freezing of gait (FoG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains challenging despite several trials reporting improvements in motor symptoms using subthalamic nucleus or globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimula... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Deep brain stimulation and exercise restore movement in ataxia
(Baylor College of Medicine) New research from Baylor College of Medicine scientists shows that a combination of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and exercise has potential benefits for treating ataxia, a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive irreversible problems with movement. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Henry Ford Health System first in U.S. to offer next generation deep brain stimulation
(Henry Ford Health System) The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Henry Ford Health System was the first in the United States to offer a new FDA-approved device to help treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval For The Vercise Genus(TM) Deep Brain Stimulation System
Fourth-generation DBS portfolio features full-body MR conditional devices
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 22, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appr... Devices, Neurology, FDA Boston Scientific, Vercise Genus, Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson's disease (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 22, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mind control: Toronto doctors regulate patients' brains from afar using electrode stimulation
Building on decades-old technology known as deep brain stimulation, which can help control the shakes and muscle tightness tied to brain disorders such as Parkinson's, a new device offers a Canadian first: the ability to capture brain activity around-the-clock. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Parkinson's disease-related risk of suicide and effect of deep brain stimulation: meta-analysis - Du J, Liu X, Zhou X, Wang H, Zhou W, Jiang J, Peng W, Mo L, Tan C, Chen L.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies investigated the risk of suicide in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) but reported discrepant results. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy for PD, while its effect on suicide risk has seldom been researche... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Keck Medicine of USC enrolling individuals in phase 3 clinical trial to treat mild Alzheimer s disease using deep brain stimulation
(University of Southern California - Health Sciences) Keck Medicine of USC is enrolling individuals in an international phase 3 clinical trial to examine the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation to treat Alzheimer's. The study uses electrical impulses to stimulate the region of the brain known as the fornix, which is associated with memory and learning. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Deep Brain Stimulation'Promising' in Severe Schizophrenia Deep Brain Stimulation'Promising' in Severe Schizophrenia
Final results from the first clinical trial of deep brain stimulation in treatment-resistant schizophrenia show that this type of neuromodulation may be an effective treatment option for these patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - October 5, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Upstate is first hospital in region to use recording device for deep brain stimulation to improve treatment for neurologic disorders
The FDA approved the new deep brain stimulation device called Percept PC Neurostimulator in July. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - October 1, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients
(University of California - San Diego) A team of researchers in the United States and Japan reports that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a 'salvage therapy' after deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapies were ineffective. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Suicide and suicide attempts after subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Xu Y, Yang B, Zhou C, Gu M, Long J, Wang F, Zhu Y, Liu B, Ren H, Yang X.
BACKGROUND: Deep-brain stimulation is a well-established, effective treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease. Recent studies examining rates of suicide attempts and suicides after deep-brain stimulation in the bilateral subthalamic nucleus ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The electrified brain
(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) A group of researchers from Charit é -- Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin have further refined the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. By accurately localizing electrode placement in the brains of patients, the researchers were able to identify a fiber tract which is associated with the best clinical outcomes following deep brain stimulation. The researchers' findings, have been published in Nature Communications*. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Deep Brain Stimulation May Slow Parkinson's, Study Finds
TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 -- Data from a five-year clinical trial is adding to growing evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can slow the ravages of Parkinson ' s disease.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 30, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pilot study suggests Parkinson's disease progression can be slowed
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implanted in early stage Parkinson's disease decreases the risk of disease progression and the need to prescribe multiple drugs to patients simultaneously, according to a five-year outcomes study of 30 patients released in the July 2020, issue of Neurology ® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Does neuromodulation transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) associated with peripheral stimulation through exercise to walk have an impact on falls in people with Parkinson's disease? - Ar êas FZS, Nakamura-Palacios EM, Boening A, Arêas GPT, Nascimento LR.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative diseases in the world, with a high degree of disability. Among the various therapeutic possibilities, brain stimulation appears in a promising approach, with deep brain stimulation (DB... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
