title: Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders.
abstract: Disruption in the interaction between the central nervous system, nerves, and muscles cause movement disorders. These disorders can negatively affect quality of life. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been identified as a therapy for Parkinson disease and essential tremor that has significant advantages compared with medicinal therapies. Surgical intervention for these disorders before DBS included ablative therapies such as thalamotomy and pallidotomy. These procedures were not reversible and did not allow for treatment adjustments. The advent of DBS progressed therapies for significant movement disorders into the realm of being reversible and adjustable based on patient symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Tennessee State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard, Box 9590, Nashville, TN 37209, USA. Electronic address: oshum.mr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Revell
mesh_terms: D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D009736:Nursing Process; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014481:United States
keywords: Deep brain stimulation; Essential tremor; Movement disorders; Parkinson disease