Electromagnetic Therapy for Neurological and Neurodegenerative Diseases: ii. Deep Brain Stimulation

Alain L Fymat
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Alain L Fymat: International Institute of Medicine & Science, USA

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2020, vol. 13, issue 1, 10-26

Abstract: Medical treatment of Parkinson’s disease is highly successful early in the disease. However, the majority of patients experience significant complications in later stages when medications no longer adequately control motor symptoms. Deep brain stimulation offers a powerful therapeutic alternative. It involves the surgical implantation of one or more electrodes into specific areas of the brain, modulating or disrupting abnormal patterns of neural signaling within the targeted region. Outcomes are often dramatic with improvements in motor function and reductions in motor complications. Emerging indications for this surgical approach continue to be investigated in parallel with expansions of the therapeutic scope, advancements in neurosurgical techniques, and the precision of stimulation delivery. This article focuses on the nature and purpose of deep brain stimulation, its application to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, dystonia, essential tremor, cognitive behavior, dyskinesia (particularly the levodopa-induced variety), and epilepsy (particularly the focal type).

Keywords: Open Access Journal of Neurology; Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery; Open Access Journal; juniper publishers; neurology open access journals; journal of neurology; neurology indexed journals; neurology scholarly journals; journal of neurology; neurology journals impact factor; juniper publishers reivew (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2020.13.555855

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