Parkinson's disease is a chronic disease of the brain characterised by gradually worsening tremor, muscle rigidity and difficulties with starting and stopping movements. The condition is usually ...

Surgeons have completed the world’s first deep brain surgery using hypnosis instead of an anaesthetic to control the patient’s pain. Doctors carried out the deep brain stimulation procedure to cure ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS ...

Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road has announced the launch of a dedicated Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Clinic, offering advanced ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves many of the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and is a life-alerting surgery for many patients. Penn Medicine's Gordon Baltuch, MD, a professor of ...

MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

An eight year-old with paralyzing brain damage regained the ability to move on her own — thanks to a first-of-its-kind implant surgery involving a robot. Before the lengthy operation, Karleigh Fry, ...

A patient at a Texas hospital has managed to play the flute for doctors while she was undergoing major brain surgery. Anna Henry, who is a professional flute player, was wide awake when doctors ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England and Wales. The ...