Deep brain stimulation: current and future perspectives.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used to treat various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Over the years, the most suitable surgical candidates and targets for some of these conditions have been characterized and the benefits of DBS well demonstrated in double-blinded randomized trials. This review will discuss some of the areas of current investigation and potential new applications of DBS.
Awan
Nasir Raza
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Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
Lozano
Andres
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Hamani
Clement
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D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data