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Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road Launches Dedicated Deep Brain Stimulation (
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 1: Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road has announced the launch of a dedicated Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Clinic, offering advanced surgical care for patients with Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, epilepsy, and select psychiatry patients of Obsessive
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Breakthrough treatment - MRgFUS technology eliminates Parkinson's tremors
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The suggestion of undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation--an invasive surgical procedure involving the implantation of a brain pacemaker--left her distressed and fearful. She continued to live with her condition until she discovered a groundbreaking, non-surgical alternative: MRgFUS (MRI-Guided F
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Stimulating hypothalamus restores walking in paralyzed patients: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Gregoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have made significant advances in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). The scientists boosted the recovery of lower limb movements in two people with partial SCI by de
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Medtronic Launches Advanced NeuroSmart Portable MER Navigation System in I
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 22: India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), today announced the launch of India's first NeuroSmartTM Portable Micro Electrode Recording (MER) Navigation system for Parkinson's treatment. Deep brain stimulati
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Deep brain stimulation encouraging for stroke patients: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Cleveland Clinic researchers used deep brain stimulation (DBS) to target the dentate nucleus, which regulates fine control of voluntary movements, cognition, language, and sensory functions in the brain, in the first-in-human trial for post-stroke rehabilitation patients.
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Israeli research reveals brain's mechanism for memory consolidation during
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The study found that the brain consolidates memories during sleep through coordination between the hippocampus and frontal cortex. Moreover, the researchers managed to improve memory consolidation by utilizing deep-brain stimulation during sleep.The study found that the brain consolidates me
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Research finds how deep brain stimulation while sleeping improves memory
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While sleep is generally recognised to be vital for memory consolidation, scientists are still trying to figure out how this process takes place in the brain overnight.
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Deep brain stimulation while sleeping improves memory: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While it is well known that sleep is important for memory consolidation, scientists are still attempting to figure out how this process occurs in the brain overnight.
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Neuro-modulation team at SIMS Hospitals, Vadapalani successfully performs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Headed by eminent Neurophysician and Senior Consultant Dr U. Meenakshisundaram, the expert team of Neurologists from SIMS Hospitals, Vadapalani, performed successful Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Implantation Surgeries, giving a new lease
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New technology might help inform brain stimulation: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a type of brain stimulation, is an effective treatment for neurological and psychiatric problems. Although it has helped patients with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and addiction for more than ten years, the underlying neural mechanism is still not completely unders
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Researchers map deep brain stimulation target for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fifth leading cause of death in adults over 65 years old. While many potential treatments for neurodegenerative disease focus on developing drugs to target key culprits, a relatively new approach aims to treat the brain.
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Researchers: Potential treatment for binge eating disorder is deep brain s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control binge eating disorder (BED), accor
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