Feasibility of Endovascular Deep Brain Stimulation of Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus for Refractory Epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has developed into an effective therapy for several disease states including treatment-resistant Parkinson disease and medically intractable essential tremor, as well as segmental, generalized and cervical dystonia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dystonia and OCD are approved with Humanitarian Device Exemption. In addition, DBS is also approved for the treatment of epilepsy in the anterior nucleus of the thalamus. Although overall considered an effective treatment for Parkinson disease and epilepsy, a number of specific factors determine the treatment success for DBS including careful patient selection, effective postoperative programming of DBS devices and accurate electrode placement. Furthermore, invasiveness of th

SUBMITTER: Kashyap V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature