Principles Of Brain Stimulation

Author : Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., MD
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199890013
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deep Brain Stimulation Programming written by Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., MD and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a remarkable therapy for an expanding range of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In many cases it is better than best medical therapy and succeeds even when brain transplants fail. Yet despite the remarkable benefits, many physicians and healthcare professionals seem hesitant to embrace this therapy. Post-operative programming of the DBS systems seems unfamiliar, even mysterious, and is viewed as difficult and time consuming. However, DBS programming is rational and can be efficient and effective if one understands the basing underlying concepts of electronics, electrophysiology, and the relevant regional anatomy. Even these principles can be relatively easy to grasp. The book helps the reader to obtain an intuitive understanding of the basic principles of electronics, electrophysiology and the relevant regional anatomy through the use of readily understood metaphors and numerous illustrations. In addition a number of tools are provided including algorithms to ensure efficient and thorough programming. Forms are provided to help with documentation. In addition, DBS related research provides a remarkable tool to understand how the brain works and what happens in diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Already long cherished theories of the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease must be abandoned. Indeed, these DBS derived insights suggest fundamental revisions of theories of brain function are in order. The book provides an introduction to where some of the new theories may lead particularly with the growing awareness of the importance of oscillations in the brain's activities. The brain has more in common with electrical devices, such as computers, than it does to a stew of chemicals. DBS operates at the electrical level in the brain, which is fundamental to how the brain creates, manipulates and conveys information and may indeed be fundamental to the misinformation the results in the dysfunction related to disorders of the brain. For downloadable forms and other relevant material, please visit: http://www.uab.edu/DBS_PrinciplesAndPractice

Author : John Stanton Yeomans
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Brain Stimulation written by John Stanton Yeomans and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is aimed at the advanced undergraduate or graduate student in neuroscience, although there is some more advanced material for specialists.

Author : Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190259604
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deep Brain Stimulation Programming written by Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles of DBS electronics -- Principles of electrophysiology -- Controlling the flow of electrical charges -- DBS safety -- Nervous system responses to DBS -- DBS effects on motor control -- Pathophysiological mechanisms -- Approaches to programming -- Clinical assessments -- Approach to subthalamic nucleus -- Approach to globus pallidus internal -- Approach to thalamic DBS -- Algorithm for selecting electrode configurations and stimulation parameters -- Helpful programming hints -- Oscillator basics -- Discrete neural oscillators

Author : William J. Marks, Jr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107084253
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deep Brain Stimulation Management written by William J. Marks, Jr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reference guide for clinicians working with DBS patients, fully revised throughout with new chapters on epilepsy and psychiatric disorders.

Author : David T. Brocker
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
ISBN 13 : 0128080078
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brain Stimulation written by David T. Brocker and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep brain stimulation is a remarkable therapy that has mainstreamed electrical stimulation of the brain for the treatment of neurological dysfunction. To appreciate the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation, we need to understand the excitability of neural tissue. Here, we survey the pertinent principles of electrical excitation in the brain. The amount of current delivered and the tissue conductivity together determine the strength and extent of potentials generated by stimulation. The electrode–tissue interface is an important junction where electrical charge carriers in the stimulation hardware are converted to ionic charge carriers in the tissue. Cathodic stimulation tends to depolarize neural elements more easily than anodic stimulation. The current–distance relationship describes how the amount of current needed to excite an axon increases as a function of its distance from the electrode. This relationship also depends on the axon’s diameter because large-diameter axons are excited more easily than small-diameter axons. For a given axon, the strength–duration relationship describes the inverse relationship between threshold current amplitude and pulse duration. Specific stimulation parameters must be considered to avoid stimulation-induced tissue damage. A strong foundation in these principles facilitates understanding of the complex effects of electrical stimulation in the brain.

Author : Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr.
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199351007
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring for Deep Brain Stimulation written by Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr. and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thorough understanding of electricity, electronics, biophysics, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy renders more tractable otherwise complex electrophysiologically-based targeting. The textbook integrates these subjects in a single resource. Ultimately, electrophysiological monitoring required controlling the movement of electrons in electronic circuits. Thus, the textbook begins with fundamental discussions of electrons, the forces moving electrons, and the electrical circuits controlling these forces. The forces that allow recording and analysis also permeate the environment producing interference, such as noise and artifact. The textbook discusses noise and artifact and the measures to avoid or suppress them. The textbook discusses interpretive principles and methods for translating electrophysiological information collected along a trajectory into an understanding of the trajectory's functional-anatomical location, as well as its optimal location and direction. Forms included allow one to document observations, consult algorithms, and interpret data. Other discussions cover safe brain stimulation, correct interpretation of patient responses, procedures of targeted neurological examinations to assess patients' condition in response to stimulation and any surgical consequences, various aspects and limitations of image-based surgical planning, and principles governing use of electrode-guiding mechanical devices.

Author : Marco Antonio Marcolin
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 3805581866
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transcranial Brain Stimulation for Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders written by Marco Antonio Marcolin and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was introduced in the mid 1980s in clinical neurophysiology to study the central motor pathways. Research has been exponentially increased since, and many different methods for brain stimulation have been considered during the last decade. This publication focuses on transcranially applied, non- or low-invasive interventions not requiring an implantable device, i.e. electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), repetitive TMS (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). It provides an excellent overview on this spectrum of fascinating techniques. Many leading experts in this field have contributed to this book. A single chapter summarizes the state of the art in ECT. A series of chapters provides an overview on preclinical research in animals and neuroimaging findings with rTMS and reviews the evidence of efficacy and safety in various psychiatric disorders (affective disorders, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders) also including an article on the application of rTMS in nonpsychiatric diseases, i.e. Parkinson's disease, stroke, pain and tinnitus. Finally, separate reviews discuss very recent innovative approaches in the field of rTMS, i.e. magnetic seizure therapy, theta burst stimulation and deep rTMS. This publication will doubtlessly prove to be essential reading not only to researchers in this field, but also to psychiatrists, neurologists and other clinicians who consider applying these new methods in clinical settings

Author : Helena Knotkova
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319959484
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Guide to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation written by Helena Knotkova and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-23 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and the clinical applications of this promising technique. Separated into three parts, the book begins with basic principles, mechanisms and approaches of tDCS. This is followed by a step-by-step practicum, methodological considerations and ethics and professional conduct pertaining to this novel technique. Chapters are authored by renowned experts who also direct and plan tDCS educational events worldwide. Bridging the existing gap in instructional materials for tDCS while addressing growing interest in education in this field, professionals within a broad range of medical disciplines will find this text to be an invaluable guide.

Author : Shilpa Chitnis MD, PhD
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190647213
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deep Brain Stimulation written by Shilpa Chitnis MD, PhD and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep Brain Stimulation addresses the practical tips required to program and manage deep brain stimulation devices in the clinic. The number of deep brain stimulation devices worldwide will soon eclipse 200,000 and is an approved surgical treatment for medically refractory neurological movement disorders such as Parkinson disease, tremors, and dystonia. It is, therefore, inevitable that clinicians and nurses will require the necessary tools, and exemplary real-life cases, to manage these complex patients. This book offers a case-based approach to common and uncommon neurologic problems related to deep brain stimulator problems. Each case is a clinical pearl, accompanied by a discussion as well as practical tips to improve patient management.

Author : Sam Eljamel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111834636X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neurostimulation written by Sam Eljamel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could neurostimulation be a management option for your patients? Neurostimulation techniques present real management options for patients with a range of neurologic and psychiatric disorders, such as movement disorders, pain, and depression. They should be actively considered when conventional medical approaches have failed or are inappropriate. But for many clinicians, these new methods pose many questions. What are the available modalities? How do they work? Which patients might benefit from them? How do I explain the processes to patients? How do I monitor my patient’s progress after implantation? Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice provides a concise, easy-to-read fusion of the clinical applications of implanted neurostimulators. It demystifies selection and referral criteria, maximizing therapy, programming the implanted neuromodulators, monitoring progress, and troubleshooting problems associated with neurostimulation. Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice covers the modalities available for your patients: Deep brain stimulation Motor cortex stimulation Vagus nerve stimulation Spinal cord stimulation Peripheral nerve stimulation Written by an international cast of experts, Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice sets the stage for you to provide real clinical benefit to your patients who might receive, or are already using, neurostimulators.