MANILA, Philippines — A 14-year-old girl with a genetic movement disorder has become the first pediatric patient in the ...

Patients who carry a mutation in the GBA1 gene—the most common genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease—often experience ...

The timing of deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is a critical factor in preserving cognitive function for Parkinson's ...

What Is Deep Brain Stimulation? The procedure involves implanting electrodes within areas of the brain for people with movement conditions. "The electrodes produce electrical impulses that affect ...

A new translational study shows that non-invasive temporal interference stimulation targeted at a deep thalamic arousal nucleus promotes wakefulness in mice and shows early feasibility in patients ...

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 ...

The timing of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery is a critical factor in preserving cognitive function for Parkinson's disease patients with a specific genetic mutation, according to a new study by ...

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 ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves stimulating certain parts of your brain with implanted electrodes. It’s a promising treatment for treatment-resistant OCD. The main treatments for OCD are talk ...

A 54-year-old Nigerian man, Aliyu Abdulmalik, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease for about seven years, is seeking public support to raise N65m for a Deep Brain Stimulation surgery in Istanbul, ...

Baylen Out Loud star Baylen Dupree has considered undergoing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for her symptoms of Tourette syndrome. In Touch takes a closer look at what DBS involves and why ...