Benefits of Deep Brain Stimulation Persist in Parkinson Disease
For patients with PD, deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is effective beyond 15 years after implantation.
For patients with PD, deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is effective beyond 15 years after implantation.
Sleep disturbances may affect 40% to 90% of patients with PD, and a 2020 study found that about half of patients with PD had multiple sleep disorders.
Dr Nicola Davies discusses the potential of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain.
Deep brain stimulation in the ventral tegmental area may effectively reduce the frequency and intensity of refractory chronic cluster headache.
Seven patients with progressive supranuclear palsy received bilateral pedunculopontine nucleus deep brain stimulation at frequencies of 8, 20, 60, and 130 Hz.