1. Medtronic DBS Therapy: FDA's Conditional Approval
(Company News/Medtronic)

The U.S Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) Neurological Devices Panel today voted seven to five to recommend approval with conditions of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy for Epilepsy from Medtronic, ...

2. First IMRISneuro Purchased in Europe
(Company News/IMRIS)

... with its deep brain stimulation and brain computer interface clinical studies. The IMRISneuro suite will feature a wide bore 1.5T MRI that will move between an operating theatre and a diagnostic facility, ...

3. PET Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in Parkinson's
(Communities/PET)

... for patients with medically refractory parkinsonism because invasive surgical approaches such as deep brain stimulation are generally ineffective for patients with atypical parkinsonian syndrome," the ...

4. Stereotactic Radiosurgery As Effective in Eliminating Parkinson's Disease
(Modalities/Radiology )

... caused by Parkinson's disease and essential tremor than deep brain stimulation (DBS) and radiofrequency (RF) treatments, and is as effective, according to a long-term study presented November 2, 2009, ...

5. Timely Radiotherapy is important to avoid new breast malignancies in patients with early breast cancer
(Communities/Breast Mammary Gland)

... critical role in tumor growth, and most recently, the world's first successful use of deep brain stimulation to treat a minimally conscious brain-injured patient. For more information, visit http://www.med.cornell.edu. ...

6. Study finds role of mid-brain in integrating heart and respiratory response to exercise
(Imported/Imported)

... female, mean age 47.5 years) undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) were selected for the study. Five patients underwent stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for Parkinson’s disease; four had ...

7. Scientists identify two distinct Parkinson's networks
(Imported/Imported)

... other treatments, including deep brain stimulation, to see if it can impact on the cognitive network. "The cognitive problems are real and have to be addressed," he added. "The medicines for Parkinson's ...

8. Patient with brain injury shows functional improvement after deep brain stimulation
(Imported/Imported)

A severely brain-injured man who has been unable to communicate or eat by mouth for 6 years now performs both tasks daily, after surgeons used deep brain stimulation to try and improve function within ...

9. Low-frequency deep brain stimulation effective in primary torsion dystonia
(Imported/Imported)

Lower frequency stimulation of the internal globus pallidus in young patients with primary torsion dystonia is as effective as more conventional high frequency pallidal deep brain simulation (DBS), reports ...

10. New treatment holds promise for Tourette syndrome
(Imported/Imported)

Research out of the Neurological Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center finds that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) helps patients who suffer from Tourette Syndrome (TS). This first-of-its-kind ...

11. Electrode placement tied to success of deep brain stimulation for dystonia
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

In patients with primary generalized dystonia, the efficacy of pallidal deep brain stimulation is significantly influenced by the implanted electrode contact location. In patients with primary generalized ...

12. Thalamic deep brain stimulation ameliorates parkinsonian tremor
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Ventral intermediate thalamic deep brain stimulation provides symptomatic control of Parkinson disease tremor in selected patients, according to a report. Ventral intermediate (Vim) thalamic deep brain ...

13. Cognitive decline seen after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Mild impairments in frontostriatal cognitive function can occur in patients who undergo bilateral subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, according to a report. Mild impairments ...

14. Ultrasound shown to exert remote control of brain circuits
(Communities/Ultrasound)

... of a wide variety of nervous system disorders. For example, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) have been shown to be effective in the management of psychiatric disorders such ...

15. Gene therapy for Parkinson's disease is safe and some patients benefit
(Imported/Imported)

A novel gene therapy technique is safe and may be effective at staving off worsening symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to a scientific review published in the latest issue of Lancet.A novel gene ...

16. Promising results in deep brain stimulation for patients with treatment-resistant depression
(Imported/Imported)

... depression who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subcallosal cingulate region (SCG or Cg25) of the brain shows that this intervention is generally safe and provides significant improvement ...

17. Medtronic DBS Therapy: FDA's Conditional Approval
(Company News/Medtronic)

Tags: [Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Medtronic, Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy]  ...

18. Thalamic deep brain stimulation ameliorates parkinsonian tremor
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Tags: [ventral intermediate thalamic,deep brain stimulation,Parkinson's,tremor]  ...

19. Cognitive decline seen after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Tags: [frontostriatal, cognitive function, subthalamic, deep brain stimulation, DBS]  ...

20. Ultrasound shown to exert remote control of brain circuits
(Communities/Ultrasound)

... ablation,oceanography,acoustic mapping,biological tissues,low intensity,low frequency ultrasound,LILFU,synapses,noninvasive neurostimulation methods,diagnostic medical imaging,Deep Brain Stimulation,DBS,Vagal ...