The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, together with multiple academic medical centers and one industry partner (Medtronic) across the US, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The adaptive deep brain stimulation technology is the first of its kind to address symptoms of Parkinson’s ...

Shawn Connolly, a former skateboarding professional, follows the directions of Nicholas B. Galifianakis, MD, while testing a deep brain stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Photo by Maurice ...

Subthalamic deep brain stimulation is an effective long-term therapy for Parkinson disease, according to a recent study.

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) provides lasting benefits for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD), with sustained improvements in movement and quality of ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 21 (UPI) --Parkinson's disease patients and advocates are marking the start of a new era for treatment of the illness, as a doctors deploy a breakthrough neurological device for ...

Keith Krehbiel lived with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 25 years before agreeing to try a brain implant that might alleviate his symptoms. He had long been reluctant to submit to the surgery. “It was ...

For decades, Keith Krehbiel took high doses of medications with a debilitating side effect—severe nausea—following his diagnosis with early-onset Parkinson’s disease at age 42 in 1997. When each dose ...

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, ...