Is DBS Surgery Safe? Understanding the Benefits, Risks and Limitations
Deep brain stimulation has been around long enough that its safety record is no longer a guess. Surgeons have been placing electrodes for movement disorders since the early 1990s, and by now there’s decades of outcome data across thousands of patients. Still,...
Traumatic Brain Injury: How Severity Is Classified?
Traumatic brain injury severity is classified using the Glasgow Coma Scale, scoring eye opening, verbal response and motor response from 3 to 15. A score of 13-15 is mild, 9-12 is moderate, and 8 or below is severe. Lower scores mean deeper unconsciousness and greater...
Can DBS Be Combined With Other Parkinson’s Treatments?
DBS can be combined with medication and other Parkinson’s treatments, since each works through a different mechanism. DBS delivers continuous stimulation to reduce tremor, rigidity and motor fluctuations, while levodopa still covers symptoms stimulation...