Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Surgically implanted electrodes deliver adjustable electrical stimulation to deep brain nuclei via a pacemaker-like device. A mainstay for advanced Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, with growing use in OCD and treatment-resistant depression.
Benefits
Dramatic motor improvement in Parkinson’s disease and tremor; adjustable and reversible; can reduce medication burden.
Risks
Surgical risks (infection, brain hemorrhage), hardware complications, and stimulation-related mood, speech, or cognitive side effects.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Neurotransmitters
Brain areas
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Research (8)
- Neurophysiological mechanisms of deep brain stimulation across spatiotemporal resolutions Neumann et al. (2023) PubMed ↗
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Tremor and Dystonia Singh et al. (2020) PubMed ↗
- Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Malek (2019) PubMed ↗
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease Kogan et al. (2019) PubMed ↗
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment of Tremor Lake et al. (2019) PubMed ↗
- Directional Deep Brain Stimulation Steigerwald et al. (2019) PubMed ↗
- [Deep brain stimulation] Benninger et al. (2018) PubMed ↗
- Deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease Okun (2012) PubMed ↗
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