A multi-center clinical trial is now enrolling patients to test whether surgically implanted electrodes delivering continuous ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremors, body stiffness and other difficulties with ...

One in six people worldwide suffers from neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, ...

DBS isn’t a cure for Parkinson’s disease. The treatment works by sending mild electrical signals to a targeted portion of the ...

Over 50 million people in the U.S. live with chronic pain, a third of which have had their entire lives stopped because of it ...

According to the Center of Diseases and Prevention Control, the number of senior adults battling Alzheimer's is expected to ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

A new decision-making aid may help people seeking treatment for Parkinson disease weigh the risks and benefits of deep brain stimulation.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a standard of care in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, such as dystonia and ...

What is Deep Brain Stimulation for depression? Discover how the TRANSCEND trial at UT Southwestern is using "brain pacemakers" to treat treatment-resistant depression by targeting neural communication ...

Health authorities say the country has successfully carried out its first deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures to treat ...