1st Edition

Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Edited By Gordon H. Baltuch, Matthew B. Stern Copyright 2007
372 Pages 5 Color & 22 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

372 Pages
by CRC Press

Considered the largest breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in the past 40 years, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a pioneering procedure of neurology and functional neurosurgery, forging enormous change and growth within the field. The first comprehensive text devoted to this surgical therapy, Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease expertly examines all aspects of DBS... Read more

The History of Deep Brain Stimulation.  DBS: Anatomical, Physiological, and Computational Mechanisms.  Indications for Subthalamic Nucleus DBS Surgery. Pre-op Assessment and Teaching. Surgical Technique for Leksell-Frame Based DBS of the Subthalamic Nucleus. Frameless Stereotaxy for Placement of Deep Brain Stimulators. Neurophysiology of the Microelectrode Track during Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus Targeting. Complications and Avoidance. Programming DBS. Medication Adjustment After DBS Surgery of the Subthalamic Nucleus. Rehabilitation after DBS.  DBS of the Subthalamic Nucleus. DBS for Parkinson’s Disease. Subthalamic Nucleus DBS and Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.  Neuropsychology of DBS in Parkinson's Disease.  Neuropsychiatric Complications and DBS in Parkinson’s Disease. Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Stereotactic Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease. Conducting Clinical Trials of DBS in Parkinson’s Disease. Ethical Issues in DBS.

Biography

Gordon H. Baltuch, Matthew B. Stern

"This book would be a useful introduction for the novice and a good review for those more familiar with this topic." —Colin Watts (Addenbrooke's Hospital), Acta Neurochirurgica