‘Deep brain stimulation is life-changer for movement disorders caused by Parkinson’s’
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Deep brain stimulation is life-changer for movement disorders caused by Parkinson’s’

The Hindu  

Global Centre for Excellence in Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Director Ravi Gopal Varma said that ‘Deep Brain Stimulation ‘ treatment gives a new lease of life for people suffering from movement disorders caused by Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. Dr. Ravi Gopal, along with Ramesh Hospitals managing director P. Ramesh Babu and chief consultant Major General Somasundaram Kumaravelu, interacted with the media on the sidelines of a Continuing Medical Education programme held in Vijayawada on Sunday. Elaborating about the treatment, Dr. Ravi Gopal, who is also the lead-consultant neurosurgeon at Aster Hospitals, said that the first line of defence for Parkinson's disease and epilepsy is medication. DBS helps patients regain confidence and hope in life, added Dr. Ravi Gopal, who has performed over 300 DBS treatments.

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Hyderabad Man Makes Historic Recovery After Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
2 months ago

Hyderabad Man Makes Historic Recovery After Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery

The Hindu  

Hyderabad doctors perform Deep Brain Stimulation surgery on a 23-year-old man, resulting in a remarkable recovery from severe dystonia. The surgery, which is typically reserved for conditions like Parkinson's Disease, successfully controlled the involuntary movements and tremors, allowing the man to walk, eat, and perform daily tasks independently.

65-year-old patient from France receives India’s first high cervical spinal cord stimulation for Parkinson Plus Syndrome
8 months ago

65-year-old patient from France receives India’s first high cervical spinal cord stimulation for Parkinson Plus Syndrome

The Hindu  

A 65-year-old patient from France, suffering from Parkinson’s plus syndrome, a neurodegenerative disorder with limited surgical options, has undergone a high cervical spinal cord stimulation in a private hospital in Bengaluru. Acknowledging the severity of her condition, the doctors opted for an innovative approach – high cervical spinal cord stimulation. Following this trial, we observed promising results, including improved mobility …

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people
10 months ago

A brain pacemaker helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more people

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. Emily Hollenbeck, a deep brain stimulation therapy patient being treated for depression, stands for a portrait at the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center in New York on …

A surgery for depression: What is deep brain stimulation?
1 year, 5 months ago

A surgery for depression: What is deep brain stimulation?

Firstpost  

An Australian woman became the first patient in Mumbai to undergo surgery for depression. An Australian woman who had been struggling with depression for 26 years underwent her first psychiatric procedure in Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital last month, according to The Quint. Deep brain stimulation surgery The American Association of Neurological Surgeons describes deep brain stimulation as an elective surgical procedure …

The Quest to Treat Binge-Eating and Addiction—With Brain Zaps
2 years, 2 months ago

The Quest to Treat Binge-Eating and Addiction—With Brain Zaps

Wired  

The brain is constantly pulsing with electricity. That’s the idea behind deep brain stimulation, a technique that delivers tiny zaps of electricity to brain tissue via implanted electrodes. Those live in different brain areas,” says Sameer Sheth, a neurosurgeon at Baylor College of Medicine who studies DBS and coauthored a recent review paper on its use for obsessive-compulsive disorder. “The …

UK Hospital Running Trials To Reverse Parkinson’s Disease’s Symptoms Using Brain Device
2 years, 7 months ago

UK Hospital Running Trials To Reverse Parkinson’s Disease’s Symptoms Using Brain Device

News 18  

A hospital in Southwest England is currently conducting trials and using deep brain stimulation to reverse the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, for which, there is no cure as of now. Located in Bristol, Southmead Hospital is conducting trials and inserting a device in the skull of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Dr Alan Whone, a neurologist at the hospital, is …

Stooping, stiffness and slurred speech: Prevent Parkinson's disease before it is too late
3 years, 8 months ago

Stooping, stiffness and slurred speech: Prevent Parkinson's disease before it is too late

India Today  

A progressive neurological disorder, Parkinson's progress as one age. The 4 most commonly observed motor symptoms are: Tremor: The rhythmic tremor of Parkinson's typically starts in one hand, foot, or leg and can, with time, impact both sides of the body The rhythmic tremor of Parkinson's typically starts in one hand, foot, or leg and can, with time, impact both …

Movement for ataxia patients can be restored by brain stimulation and exercise
3 years, 9 months ago

Movement for ataxia patients can be restored by brain stimulation and exercise

Hindustan Times  

The findings of recent research from Baylor College of Medicine suggests that a combination of exercise and deep brain stimulation can have benefits for treating a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease called ataxia, which is characterized by progressive irreversible problems with movement. Working with a mouse model of the human condition, researchers at Baylor and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological …

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