Discover how groundbreaking insights into thalamic connectivity are reshaping treatment approaches for essential tremor, paving the way for personalized and more effective DBS therapies. Study: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved Medtronic’s Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for individuals diagnosed with ...

Essential tremor. While it goes widely undetected, the movement disorder is actually eight times more common than Parkinson's disease. It goes undetected not because it's unnoticeable, but because ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s a first here in Northwest Ohio. The University of Toledo Medical Center is the only hospital in the region to offer deep brain stimulation therapy. It’s a procedure that ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A suburban man is making music again with help from some high-tech surgery. Music instructor Matt O'Brien's transformation has been remarkable. O'Brien struggles to do what he loves ...

Previous applications of TUS were limited, as they were imprecise and too weak to target areas deeper in the brain. Parkinson ...

Medicare covers specific types of deep brain stimulation (DBS), such as thalamic VIM DBS for essential tremor and Parkinson’s tremor, as well as STN and GPi DBS for Parkinson’s disease. To be eligible ...

Deep brain stimulation surgery is used to treat essential tremors, Parkinson's and another disabling movement disorder called dystonia. In the procedure, surgeons place flexible electrodes called ...

Essential tremors affect about 10 million people in this country. Deep brain stimulation is a very popular and effective option, but it requires surgery. That's why many are opting for a less invasive ...

Barely a month after Medtronic announced the European clearance of its rechargeable Percept RC deep brain stimulation system, the device has racked up a stateside approval, too. The Percept RC implant ...