deep brain stimulation
Implanted electrode therapy
Deep brain stimulation is a surgical treatment in which electrodes are implanted in specific areas of the brain and connected to a pulse generator in the chest.
The device delivers electrical impulses to regulate abnormal brain activity.
It's used primarily for movement disorders like Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, and increasingly for conditions like depression and OCD: After years of medication, she finally tried deep brain stimulation.
Conductive interface point
- neurostimulatorImplanted nerve-signaling device
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- programmingWriting software instructions
battery · voltage · frequency · amplitude · contact · impedance · current · rechargeable
Subcortical motor-control nuclei
- thalamusBrain's signal switchboard
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- neural circuitsInterconnected signaling cell pathways
neuroplasticity · electrophysiology · cortex · synapse · neuromodulation · brainwaves · axon · cerebrum
Neurodegenerative motor disorder
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- essential tremorNeurological involuntary rhythmic movement disorder
- obsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disorder with rituals
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
Tourette syndrome · chronic pain · bradykinesia · rigidity · tremor · gait disturbance · dyskinesia · neurological disorders
Medical field treating brain surgically
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- framelessHaving no enclosing edge
- general anesthesiaDrug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
- revision surgeryOperation correcting prior surgery
Sudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- experimentalTesting new methods
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
adaptive · closed-loop · personalized · investigational · next-generation · biomarkers · research
electrode
Conductive interface point
- neurostimulatorImplanted nerve-signaling device
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
programming · battery · voltage · frequency · amplitude · contact · impedance · current · rechargeable · wireless
basal ganglia
Subcortical motor-control nuclei
- thalamusBrain's signal switchboard
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
neural circuits · neuroplasticity · electrophysiology · cortex · synapse · neuromodulation · brainwaves · axon · cerebrum · hippocampus
Parkinson's
Neurodegenerative motor disorder
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
- essential tremorNeurological involuntary rhythmic movement disorder
- obsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disorder with rituals
epilepsy · Tourette syndrome · chronic pain · bradykinesia · rigidity · tremor · gait disturbance · dyskinesia · neurological disorders · seizure control
neurosurgery
Medical field treating brain surgically
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- framelessHaving no enclosing edge
- general anesthesiaDrug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- experimentalTesting new methods
clinical trials · adaptive · closed-loop · personalized · investigational · next-generation · biomarkers · research
- medical treatmentschemotherapy, physical therapy, gene therapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy
- surgical advancesrobotic surgery, minimally invasive, laparoscopy, microsurgery, surgical robot
- brain therapiescognitive therapy, cognitive training, neurofeedback, ECT, electroshock
- Epilepsyseizure, seizures, epilepsy, AED, convulsion
- neurosurgeryneurosurgery, craniotomy, DBS, craniectomy, cranioplasty
- Bioelectricsbioelectricity, electrotherapy, action potential, depolarization, repolarization
deep brain stimulationmedication
Therapeutic substance for illness
pharmacotherapy · drug therapy · oral medication · talk therapy · psychotherapy
deep brain stimulationelectroconvulsive therapy
Electrical brain stimulation treatment
deep brain stimulationnon-invasive treatment
Care without penetrating body
conservative treatment · topical treatment · lifestyle modification · meditation · outpatient therapy
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