20 things to know about deep brain stimulation /

Montgomery, Erwin B., Jr.,

20 things to know about deep brain stimulation / Twenty things to know about deep brain stimulation Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., MD, Medical Director, Greenville Neuromodulation Center, the Greenville Neuromodulation Scholar In Neuroscience and Philosophy, Thiel College, Greenville, PA. - 1 online resource : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is deep brain stimulation? -- Why DBS? -- DBS is effective for patients with Parkinson's disease -- Identifying the least acceptable deep brain stimulation candidates among patients with Parkinson's disease -- Post-operative management of patients with Parkinson disease -- DBS is safe and effective for essential tremor -- Identifying the least acceptable deep brain stimulation candidates among patients with essential tremor -- Post-operative care for essential tremor -- DBS is safe and effective for patients with dystonia -- Identifying the least acceptable DBS candidates among patients with dystonia -- Post-operative management of patients with dystonia -- Deep brain stimulation is safe and effective for Tourette's syndrome -- Identifying the least acceptable DBS candidates among patients with Tourette's syndrome -- Deep brain stimulation for cerebellar outflow tremor -- Deep brain stimulation for hyperkinetic disorders -- DBS is safe and effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Could DBS be effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Deep brain stimulation and insights to pathophysiology and physiology -- Ethical issues of DBS -- The future of deep brain stimulation.

An iconoclast in-depth analysis of the current understanding of DBS: efficacy, safety, indications, selection criteria and post-operative management. This book is an epistemic analysis of the presumptions, assumptions and fallacies. It provides the revolutionary potential and the complexity of DBS in changing healthcare delivery; the ethics are discussed in detail.


English.

9780199338832 (electronic bk.) 0199338833 (electronic bk.) 0199338841 9780199338849 0190209747 9780190209742 9781322339610 (MyiLibrary) 1322339619 (MyiLibrary)

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Brain stimulation.
Nervous system--Diseases--Treatment.
Neurologic manifestations of general diseases--Treatment.
Mental illness--Treatment.
Deep Brain Stimulation--methods
Mental Disorders--therapy
Movement Disorders--therapy
Cerveau--Stimulation.
Système nerveux--Maladies--Traitement.
Manifestations neurologiques des maladies--Traitement.
Maladies mentales--Traitement.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
MEDICAL--Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL--Internal Medicine.
Brain stimulation.
Nervous system--Diseases--Treatment.


Electronic books.

RC347

616.8

WL 368

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