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What is deep brain stimulation (DBS)?

April 26, 2017brain DBS Deep stimulation

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What is deep brain stimulation (DBS)?

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Sometimes called a “brain pacemaker,” deep brain stimulation uses a surgically implanted device, similar to a cardiac pacemaker, to deliver electrical stimulation to precisely targeted areas in the brain. Continuous stimulation to these brain regions in the brain blocks the signals that cause the disabling motor symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease and Essential Tremor.