20 things to know about deep brain stimulation / / Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr.

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Place / Publishing House:Oxford ;, New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2015]
2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (293 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • What is deep brain stimulation?
  • Why DBS?
  • DBS is effective for patients with Parkinson's disease
  • Identifying the least acceptable deep brain stimulation candidates among patients with Parkinson's disease
  • Post-operative management of patients with Parkinson disease
  • DBS is safe and effective for essential tremor
  • Identifying the least acceptable deep brain stimulation candidates among patients with essential tremor
  • Post-operative care for essential tremor
  • DBS is safe and effective for patients with dystonia
  • Identifying the least acceptable DBS candidates among patients with dystonia
  • Post-operative management of patients with dystonia
  • Deep brain stimulation is safe and effective for Tourette's syndrome
  • Identifying the least acceptable DBS candidates among patients with Tourette's syndrome
  • Deep brain stimulation for cerebellar outflow tremor
  • Deep brain stimulation for hyperkinetic disorders
  • DBS is safe and effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Could DBS be effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Deep brain stimulation and insights to pathophysiology and physiology
  • Ethical issues of DBS
  • The future of deep brain stimulation.