20 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.

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.

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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.

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