Deep Brain Stimulation: New Developments, Procedures & Applications

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the new developments, procedures and applications in the field of deep brain stimulation. Topics discussed in this compilation include deep brain stimulation for Gilles de Tourette syndrome; the impact of subthalamic stimulation on autonomic dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease; deep brain stimulation in treatment-resistant depressive disorders and gamma knife thalamotomy for disabling tremors as an alternative to DBS.