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Resource on Deep Brain Stimulation by yumers Posted Mon 31 Jan 2011 12:15am http://medical-trip.com BBC’s morning program, “BBC Breakfast,” had a 5-minute segment about deep brain stimulation , or DBS. DBS involves the use... to stimulate or inhibit specific areas in the brain. Around the world, more than 40,000 people have gone through this procedure. Deep brain stimulation has produced promising results Read on »

Deep Brain Stimulation Implantable Devices being offered by Orlando Hospital by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 15 Jun 2009 10:54pm The deep brain stimulation device consists of implantable and external components. A thin, coiled wire with electrodes on the end is placed in a specific target in the brain... abnormal brain function that causes disabling movements. Medtronic Gets FDA approval for 2 New Deep Brain Stimulation Devices for Parkinson's Disease The link below shows a banjo Read on »

Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Promising Treatment Option for Cocaine Addiction by HazelMike Posted Tue 29 Dec 2009 12:00am The Los Angeles Times’ Booster Shots blog reported recently on a French study that examined the effect of deep brain stimulation on rats suffering from cocaine addiction. Cocaine-addicted rats treated with deep brain stimulation were about half as willing as their untreated counterparts to press a lever over and over again to get a hit of the drug Read on »

More About Deep Brain Stimulation by Bill S. Health Maven

Posted Wed 10 Nov 2010 5:11am (Editor’s note: For those contemplating Deep Brain Stimulation for treatment of their Parkinson’s disease symptoms, here’s some more information.) About Deep Brain Stimulation: Deep brain stimulation () has shown remarkable therapeutic benefits when administered to certain regions of the brain; especially in treatment resistant movement Read on »

Medtronic Gets FDA approval for 2 New Deep Brain Stimulation Devices for Parkinson's Disease by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 6:25pm , medical devices maker Medtronic, Inc. (MDT: News ) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or FDA approved two deep brain stimulation devices, Activa RC and Activa PC for the treatment of movement disorders in advanced Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. The new devices are expected to be available in June in the U.S. The deep brain stimulation Read on »

FDA OKs deep brain stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - Medtronic by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Feb 2009 6:30pm illnesses may be in for a shock - The Brain Defibrillators Legendary Banjo Player's Brain Helped with Deep Brain Stimulation - The Brain Defibrillators are here The U.S. Food... electrodes implanted in the brain. Two device systems may be implanted to stimulate both sides of the brain or one device may be implanted with two lead outputs. FDA OKs deep brain Read on »

Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia and Parkinson’s Disease and More? by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sat 21 Feb 2009 10:29pm of life. <\/param><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""> For an in depth look at what Deep Brain Stimulation can do, use this link to watch a study case from UCLA, amazing stuff as she couldn’t even walk. <\/param><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""> Just this week though it seems Deep Brain Stimulation has now crossed into a new Read on »

Deep Brain Stimulation Studied for Alzheimer's by HealthFinder Posted Fri 13 Aug 2010 10:00am WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- In an extremely small, early trial, deep brain stimulation appeared to improve memory slightly in several patients with mild Alzheimer's disease... York City and principal investigator of the Einstein Aging Study who was not involved in the deep brain stimulation research. "Alzheimer's is not a disorder where you break Read on »

Deep Brain Stimulation Studied for Alzheimer's by Medline Plus Posted Fri 13 Aug 2010 1:00pm (HealthDay News) -- In an extremely small, early trial, deep brain stimulation appeared to improve memory slightly in several patients with mild Alzheimer's disease. The authors... York City and principal investigator of the Einstein Aging Study who was not involved in the deep brain stimulation research. "Alzheimer's is not a disorder where you break Read on »

Sleep Chemical Central To Effectiveness Of Deep Brain Stimulation by Kate K. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 12:31pm role in the success of deep brain stimulation to ease symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease and other brain disorders. The surprising finding is outlined in a paper... astrocytes that were long overlooked by neuroscientists. "Certainly the electrical effect of the stimulation on neurons is central to the effect of deep brain stimulation," said Read on »