Discover why deep brain stimulation may be safer than expected and how large scale data could change surgical decision making ...

Deep brain stimulation enhances memory, may ease Alzheimer's symptoms. Feb. 8, 2012— -- A new study suggests that driving electricity deep into the brain can boost memory, shedding light on a ...

Northwell Health is conducting a clinical trial to address treatment-resistant depression using similar technology used to treat neurological diseases like Parkinson’s in an effort to seek options for ...

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 ...

If deep brain stimulation (DBS) can help people with Parkinson’s disease walk and speak again, could it help people with Alzheimer’s disease, too? It’s a natural question, and one that researchers are ...

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common illness where an individual tends to focus on a specific worry to a point that they cannot get rid of it; the worry tends to be intrusive in ...

CLEVELAND — Standing before his community orchestra, 70-year-old Rand Laycock continues to conduct with renewed confidence after receiving innovative treatment for his Parkinson's disease symptoms.

London - The doctors prepared to carry out the brain surgery, their medical tools laid out. Their patient, wide awake on the operating table, was given an instrument of her own: her clarinet, which ...

Doctors and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a new treatment for epilepsy patients who don't respond to medication and aren't candidates for surgery. Their approach, ...