Mechanisms of deep brain stimulation

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 115; no. 1; pp. 19 - 38
• Main Authors: Herrington, Todd M., Cheng, Jennifer J., Eskandar, Emad N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.01.2016
• Series: Neurobiology of Deep Brain Stimulation
• Subjects: Animals; Brain Waves; Call for Papers; Deep Brain Stimulation; Dyskinesias - physiopathology; Dyskinesias - therapy; Humans; Parkinson Disease - physiopathology; Parkinson Disease - therapy; tremor; Parkinson's disease; basic science of clinical practice; dystonia; obsessive-compulsive disorder; deep brain stimulation

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely used for the treatment of movement disorders including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia and, to a lesser extent, certain treatment-resistant neuropsychiatric disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder. Rather than a single unifyin...