Next, the team sought to amplify the signal from these neurons using a procedure called deep brain stimulation, which is commonly used to treat movement problems in people with Parkinson’s disease.
“This is why the evolution of neuromodulation treatment options from deep brain stimulation to VNS and a therapy called responsive neurostimulation (RNS) offer patients such hope,” says Benitez.
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy is currently offered to patients with certain movement disorders that are not sufficiently controlled with medications. These conditions include Parkinson’s ...
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But in a world first, surgeons used a technique called deep brain stimulation to "re-awaken" dormant nerve fibres in the spinal cord and re-establish control of the leg muscles. Wolfgang Jaeger ...
A new type of self-adjusting neuromodulation is poised to transform the landscape of neurology, as per analyst reaction to ...