Dr. Paul Koch discusses deep brain stimulation research and the treatment of disease. This is an in-depth interview with Dr. Paul Koch, assistant professor with the Virginia Commonwealth University ...

What Is Deep Brain Stimulation? The procedure involves implanting electrodes within areas of the brain for people with movement conditions. "The electrodes produce electrical impulses that affect ...

Medicare covers deep brain stimulation (DBS) for eligible people diagnosed with essential tremors or idiopathic Parkinson’s disease to help reduce tremors and improve daily activities. To qualify for ...

Deep brain stimulation can significantly reduce depressive symptoms in some individuals. Knowing what to expect before and after the procedure may help you determine if it’s right for you. Deep brain ...

Discover how groundbreaking insights into thalamic connectivity are reshaping treatment approaches for essential tremor, paving the way for personalized and more effective DBS therapies. Study: ...

A new clinical trial shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) improved symptoms in half of adults with treatment-resistant depression, with one-third reaching remission.

A BRAIN ‘pacemaker’ has helped treat half of severely depressed or anxious patients by correcting ‘bad brain signals’. Scientists say 34.6 per cent of people in the trial ...

While stuttering was believed to have purely psychological causes up until about 30 years ago, scientists today attribute it to a variety of factors capable of contributing to its development. For ...

“The only thing I’ll slightly complain about — and it’s very vain — I only wish the batteries in your chest didn’t show up so much,” says Patient 001. There is an intense physicality to deep brain ...

Deep brain stimulation is a surgical brain therapy used to treat symptoms of movement disorders such as dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. Performing over 100 DBS procedures annually, the ...

“Deep brain stimulation shows real promise at tackling treatment-resistant depression, which can have a huge impact on people ...

This is the final part in a series on deep brain stimulation for depression. Read from the beginning. Neurologist Helen Mayberg cringes at the slow pace of DBS research. Her first paper describing DBS ...