The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the Medtronic Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation system ...

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 ...

Harrison Walker, M.D., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology, was recently appointed as the Susan and Rodney Barstein Endowed Faculty Scholar in Parkinson’s Disease. The position was ...

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 ...

New research shows non-invasive sound wave therapy can directly target deep brain regions ... has required either brain surgery or indirect approaches through cortical stimulation," said Fonzo.

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 ...

"What makes this approach revolutionary is that it's the first time we've been able to directly modulate deep ... either brain surgery or indirect approaches through cortical stimulation," said ...