Deep brain stimulation
List of Deep brain stimulation devices:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-004-0936-0
http://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/deep-brain-stimulation-decade-surgical-relief-not-just-pd
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38047/title/Tuning-the-Brain/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353802015004174
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgery technique in which electrodes are implanted into patient's brain. Although, patients have to undergo an invasive surgery, it is growing field of neurosurgery. DBS proved to be cost-effective in a treatment of certain severe neurological diseases as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia or epilepsy. The treatment of other neurological and psychiatric diseases as OCD, depression or chronic pain, is examined intensively. DBS is not a cure. None of the diseases to which is used are curable at the moment. It could however, eliminate symptoms of the diseases, which negatively affected the lives of the patients. DBS is used in medical devices, which are on prescription, the use for cognitive enhancement is highly limited. However, certain cases of possible cognitive enhancement were also reported.
Contents
Main Characteristics
Impact
Hardware
Surgery
The ways of stimulation
Historical overview
Purpose
Important Dates
- about 5000 B.C. the first trephinations were conducted in South America.[1]
- 1960s - the first attempts of deep brain stimulation were conducted,[1] they were abandoned due to high mortality rate[2]
- 1987 - the research on deep brain stimulation of the thalamic nucleus ventralis intermedius to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease was published[3]
- 1993 - deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus was introduced as a treatment of Parkinson's disease.[4]
- 1997 - deep brain stimulation was approved as a treatment of Parkinson's disease by FDA.[5]
Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment
pain - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/uota-eso040416.php
Anorexia nervosa - http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(17)30076-7/fulltext
Bipolar - http://neurocritic.blogspot.cz/2012/01/deep-brain-stimulation-for-bipolar.html
Alzheimer's disease - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10072-015-2120-6
Ethical & Health Issues
Discrepancy in the DBS programme - https://defeatparkinsons.com/2015/11/06/taking-a-closer-look-at-dbs-by-dr-de-leon/
Public & Media Impact and Presentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wYfafhuITA
http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/8194683/davis-taylor-phinney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHxd_IIbxE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDz6R82h6qU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_c2yI5otTM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0TGTdCXgQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LON36XhpdDs
Public Policy
Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LOZANO, Andres. Tuning the Brain. The Scientist [online]. 2013, Oct 28. Available online at: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38047/title/Tuning-the-Brain/ (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).
- ↑ BREIT, Sorin. Deep Brain Stimulation. Cell and Tissue Research, 2004, 318(1), 275–288. Doi: 10.1007/s00441-004-0936-0 Available online at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-004-0936-0 (Retrieved 13th April, 2017).
- ↑ BENABID A.L. et al. Combined (Thalamotomy and Stimulation) Stereotactic Surgery of the VIM Thalamic Nucleus for Bilateral Parkinson Disease. Appl Neurophysiol, 1987, 50, 344–346 Doi: 10.1159/000100803 Available online at: https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/100803 (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).
- ↑ BENABID A.L. et al. Acute and long-term effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 1994, 62, 76–84. Doi: 10.1159/000098600 Available online at: https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/98600 (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).
- ↑ DANCE, Amber. Deep-Brain Stimulation: Decade of Surgical Relief, Not Just for PD. Alzforum [online]. 2010, May 21. Available online at: http://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/deep-brain-stimulation-decade-surgical-relief-not-just-pd (Retrieved 12th April, 2017).