A music conductor with Parkinson's was fitted with a ‘pacemaker for the brain’ to control his tremors so he can lead his orchestra once again.

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, combines neurology, neurosurgery and electrical engineering, and casual conversations in the operating room between doctors and their wide-awake patients are just ...

Deep brain stimulation has been around for a few decades, but the technology has recently advanced in leaps and bounds.

Doctors have long relied on deep brain stimulation, or DBS, to help with symptoms. This involves implanting wires into the brain and sending electrical pulses to stimulate neurons. It can ease ...

That's when Dornte first learned about a different kind of surgery called deep brain stimulation, or DBS, that uses carefully placed electrical pulses to prevent seizures or interrupt them when ...

Rick Schena, of Alexandria, Virginia, and his doctor at MedStar Health, in McLean, have begun using the latest technology — adaptive deep brain stimulation — in his treatment for Parkinson’s ...