Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease

Michael Kogan; Matthew McGuire; Jonathan Riley

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2019.01.001

Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2019 Apr;30(2):137-146. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2019.01.001.

Authors

Michael Kogan¹, Matthew McGuire², Jonathan Riley³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street Section B, 4th Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 875 Ellicott Street, 6071 CTRC, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Functional Neurosurgery Kaleida Health System, 5959 Big Tree Road, Orchard Park, NY 14207, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30898266
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2019.01.001

Abstract

Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and affects more than 1 million individuals in the United States. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is one form of treatment of PD. DBS treatment is still evolving due to technological innovations that shape how this therapy is used.

Keywords: Deep brain stimulation; Levodopa; Parkinson disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Humans
Microelectrodes
Parkinson Disease / therapy*
Treatment Outcome