Deep brain stimulation: from neurology to psychiatry?

O10: Deep Brain Stimulation and Psychiatry

The use of deep brain stimulation in psychiatric disorders has received great interest owing to the small risk of the operation, the reversible nature of the technique, and the possibility of optimizing treatment postoperatively. Currently deep brain stimulation in psychiatry is investigated for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome and major depression. This presentat...

Deep brain stimulation of globuspallidusinternus for DYT1 positive primary generalized dystonia

  Background : Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globuspallidusinternus (GPi) is recommended as a promising technique for the management of the primary generalized dystonia (PGD) with DYT1 gene mutation. We present the first report of DBS results in Iranian patients with DYT1 positive PGD.   Methods : Nine patients who suffered from severely disabling DYT1 positive PGD consecutively were recr...

A Comprehensive Approach to Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established form of neuromodulation, used primarily for movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Essential Tremor (ET). The selection of patients who will benefit most from DBS depends on a team of clinicians from various disciplines, including neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, neuropsychology and rehabilitation specialists. The actual su...

Beyond the holy grail of motor symptoms: deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

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CALL FOR PAPERS Neurobiology of Deep Brain Stimulation Sensing-enabled hippocampal deep brain stimulation in idiopathic nonhuman primate epilepsy

W. J. Lipski, V. J. DeStefino, S. R. Stanslaski, A. R. Antony, D. J. Crammond, J. L. Cameron, and R. M. Richardson Brain Modulation Lab, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Medtronic Neuromodulation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pitt...

Letter to Editor: Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Movement Disorders