Deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment involving the implantation of a medical device called a brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain.
DBS in select brain regions has provided therapeutic benefits for otherwise-treatment-resistant movement and affective disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and chronic pain.[1] Despite the long history of DBS,[2] its underlying principles and mechanisms are still not clear.[3][4] DBS directly changes brain activity in a controlled manner, its effects are reversible (unlike those of lesioning techniques), and it is one of only a few neurosurgical methods that allow blinded studies.
[citation needed] Tiefe Hirnstimulation. Stereotaxiegerät zur Platzierung einer Stimulationselektrode Abbildung der Sonden im Gehirn in einer Röntgenaufnahme des Schädels Die Tiefe Hirnstimulation (engl.
DBS Deep Brain Stimulation) ist ein neurochirurgischer Eingriff in das Gehirn, mit dem krankheitsbedingte Fehlleistungen korrigiert werden sollen. Populär, aber irreführend ist der Begriff Hirnschrittmacher.
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