The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the Medtronic Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation system ...

If deep brain stimulation (DBS) can help people with Parkinson's disease walk and speak again, could it help people with Alzheimer's disease, too? It's a natural question, and one that researchers ...

Parkinson’s disease disrupts lives by slowly robbing people of their ability to move, speak, and function with ease. It's the ...

Have you heard of deep brain stimulation (DBS)? For certain neurological movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease, DBS is ...

A former military and commercial pilot is now the first Parkinson’s disease patient in the D.C. area to be using an “adaptive ...

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, combines neurology, neurosurgery and electrical engineering, and casual conversations in the operating room between doctors and their wide-awake patients are just ...

A music conductor with Parkinson's was fitted with a ‘pacemaker for the brain’ to control his tremors so he can lead his orchestra once again.

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS): Involves implanting electrodes in the brain to stimulate key regions. It has shown success in regulating mood in patients with severe depression and OCD. Some report ...

Craig Dornte's seizures were taking a punishing toll on his life. The sudden bursts of electrical activity in his brain often left him unconscious, and they could strike at any time. He'd gotten ...