With the introduction of adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) for Parkinson's disease, new questions emerge regarding who, why, and how to treat. This paper outlines the pathophysiological rationale ...

London - The doctors prepared to carry out the brain surgery, their medical tools laid out. Their patient, wide awake on the operating table, was given an instrument of her own: her clarinet, which ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

Researchers say early deep brain stimulation and emerging therapies could reshape expectations for patients diagnosed in the ...

Parkinson's Disease is a movement disorder that affects the nervous system. Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, or DBS, is helping those living with the condition.

Deep brain stimulation helped a Valley man whose Parkinson's tremors had become debilitating. He was forced to stop his passion for sculpting when his tremors worsened. After a successful surgery, ...

More than one million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease and another 90,000 people are expected to be diagnosed ...

A woman with Parkinson’s disease played her clarinet while undergoing brain surgery so surgeons could see and hear the immediate impact of their work. Denise Bacon, 65, experienced instant improvement ...

Music met medicine when a patient played a clarinet solo as she underwent brain surgery for Parkinson's disease and proved that the treatment was working in real time. Denise Bacon, 65, saw her finger ...

Parkinson’s disease disrupts lives by slowly robbing people of their ability to move, speak, and function with ease. It's the second most common brain disorder that gets worse over time, and for many, ...