Deep brain stimulation programming for movement disorders: current concepts and evidence-based strategies
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become the treatment of choice for advanced stages of
Parkinson's disease, medically intractable essential tremor, and complicated segmental and …
Parkinson's disease, medically intractable essential tremor, and complicated segmental and …
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
AL Benabid - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2003 - Elsevier
Deep brain stimulation at high frequency was first used in 1997 to replace thalamotomy in
treating the characteristic tremor of Parkinson's disease, and has subsequently been applied …
treating the characteristic tremor of Parkinson's disease, and has subsequently been applied …
Deep brain stimulation can suppress pathological synchronisation in parkinsonian patients
Background Although deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a
highly effective therapeutic intervention in severe Parkinson's disease, its mechanism of …
highly effective therapeutic intervention in severe Parkinson's disease, its mechanism of …
The subthalamic nucleus in the context of movement disorders
The subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been regarded as an important modulator of basal
ganglia output. It receives its major afferents from the cerebral cortex, thalamus, globus …
ganglia output. It receives its major afferents from the cerebral cortex, thalamus, globus …
Electric field and stimulating influence generated by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus
Objective: The goal of this project was to develop a quantitative understanding of the volume
of axonal tissue directly activated by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic …
of axonal tissue directly activated by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic …
Patient-specific analysis of the volume of tissue activated during deep brain stimulation
Despite the clinical success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of movement
disorders, many questions remain about its effects on the nervous system. This study …
disorders, many questions remain about its effects on the nervous system. This study …
Programming deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: the Toronto Western Hospital algorithms
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established and effective treatment for
Parkinson's disease (PD). After surgery, a number of extensive programming sessions are …
Parkinson's disease (PD). After surgery, a number of extensive programming sessions are …
Selection of stimulus parameters for deep brain stimulation
AM Kuncel, WM Grill - Clinical neurophysiology, 2004 - Elsevier
Objective: To provide an analysis of stimulation parameters for deep brain stimulation (DBS).
Methods: Synthesis of theoretical and empirical findings is used to provide guidance for the …
Methods: Synthesis of theoretical and empirical findings is used to provide guidance for the …
Stimulation of the caudal zona incerta is superior to stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in improving contralateral parkinsonism
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has an increasing role in the treatment of idiopathic
Parkinson's disease. Although, the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the commonly chosen …
Parkinson's disease. Although, the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the commonly chosen …
Highly stretchable, compliant, polymeric microelectrode arrays for in vivo electrophysiological interfacing
Polymeric microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are emerging as a new generation of biointegrated
microelectrodes to transduce original electrochemical signals in living tissues to external …
microelectrodes to transduce original electrochemical signals in living tissues to external …