Deep brain stimulation in neurological and psychiatric disorders

Written by renowned authorities in the field, Deep Brain Stimulation in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders discusses today’s most current and cutting-edge applications of DBS. Initially used to treat Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor, DBS now has new clinical indications, new anatomic targets, and new technologies that enable an expanded role for DBS in the treatment of othermovement disorders such as dystonia, and for other neurologic disorders such as epilepsy, Tourette syndrome and cluster headache. Early experience has alsobeen reported for psychiatric syndromes, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. This important book begins with reviews of the functional anatomy and physiology of motor and nonmotor aspects of the basal ganglia and their connections which underlie the application of DBS to neurological and psychiatric disorders. This is followed by proposed mechanisms of action of DBS based on functional neuroimaging and neurophysiologic studies in animals and man. State-of-the-art, comprehensive, and balanced overview of DBS by renowned authorities in the field. Reviews functional anatomy and physiology of motor andnonmotor aspects of the basal ganglia and connections which underlie the application of DBS. Examines proposed mechanisms of action of DBS based on functional neuroimaging and neurophysiologic studies in animals and man INDICE: From the contents Functional anatomy and physiology of the basal ganglia: Motor functions. Functional anatomy and physiology of the basal ganglia: Non-motor functions. History of the therapeutic use of electricity on the brain and the development of deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation: Patient selection in Parkinson’s disease, other movement disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Technical alternatives in performing deep brain stimulation implantation. Microelectrode mapping in DBS. Complication avoidance and management in deep brain stimulation surgery. Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation. Functional imaging of deep brain stimulation: fMRI versus SPECT and PET. Thalamic Deep brain Stimulation and essential tremor. Thalamic deep brain stimulation for other tremors. Thalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease tremor. Globus Pallidus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.

• ISBN: 978-1-58829-952-9
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 595
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés