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Methods of Programming and Patient Management with Deep Brain Stimulation

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Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders

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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a widely performed procedure for the treatment of advanced medication-refractory movement disorders, including Parkinson’ s disease (PD), dystonia, and various forms of tremor. DBS has been applied to the ventral intermedius (Vim) nucleus of the thalamus, globus pallidus internus (GPi), and subthalamic nucleus (STN). The exact mechanism of action of DBS is unknown, but is consistent with high-frequency stimulation blocking the activity of the target nucleus by direct or indirect means.

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  1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Daniel Tarsy MD

  2. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Jerrold L. Vitek MD, PhD

  3. Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Andres M. Lozano MD, PhD

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Kumar, R. (2003). Methods of Programming and Patient Management with Deep Brain Stimulation. In: Tarsy, D., Vitek, J.L., Lozano, A.M. (eds) Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-312-5_14

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