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Deep brain stimulation

Mayo Clinic s approach

Teamwork. Mayo Clinic doctors with training in brain conditions (neurologists), brain surgeons (neurosurgeons), doctors with training in mental health conditions (psychiatrists), specialized programming nurses and other specialists use an integrated team approach to treat people who have deep brain stimulation. Research. The Mayo Clinic deep brain stimulation teams have been studying the use of deep brain stimulation for many years. They're currently studying new types of stimulating systems, as well as ways to maximize the effectiveness of the therapy and reduce side effects. Clinical trials may be available to Mayo Clinic patients. Advanced surgical technology. Specialists at Mayo Clinic use computer-assisted brain surgery, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) and awake brain surgery during deep brain stimulation. Mayo Clinic surgeons have extensive experience with deep brain stimulation.

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Baby a blessing for woman who had deep brain stimulation for epilepsy

For nearly 10 years, Sheri Finstad suffered from seizures that couldn't be controlled with medication ― a situation that happens to roughly one-third of people with epilepsy. With the help of her epilepsy team and deep brain stimulation, Sheri Finstad was able to have a successful pregnancy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnJyOiy8sR4 When Sheri Finstad looks down at her son, Isaac, in her arms, she says it amazes her. "There were times that I thought we would never be…

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Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic doctors treat more than 1,000 people each year with deep brain stimulation. Mayo Clinic specialists have used deep brain stimulation to treat people who have essential tremor, Parkinson's disease and dystonia. Doctors have also used deep brain stimulation to treat people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder, cluster headaches, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy and chronic pain that hasn't responded to other treatments. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology and neurosurgery departments' expertise and rankings.

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Clinical trials

Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & Departments Sept. 03, 2021 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Brunicardi FC, et al., eds. Neurosurgery. In: Schwartz's Principles of Surgery. 11th ed. McGraw Hill; 2019. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com. Accessed Oct. 19, 2020. Doherty GM, ed. Neurosurgery. In: Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery. 15th ed. McGraw Hill; 2020. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com. Accessed Oct. 19, 2020. Daroff RB, et al. Deep brain stimulation. In: Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2016. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 19, 2020. Winn RH, ed. Deep brain stimulation: Mechanisms of action. In: Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery. 7th ed. Elsevier; 2017. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 19, 2020. Dougherty DD. Deep brain stimulation: Clinical applications. Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2018; https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 19, 2020. Deep brain stimulation. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/deep-brain-stimulation. Accessed Nov. 20, 2020. Riggin EA. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Oct. 23, 2020.

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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Using AI to improve brain stimulation devices that treat disease Dec. 20, 2021, 01:21 p.m. CDT Baby a blessing for woman who had deep brain stimulation for epilepsy Oct. 14, 2021, 02:02 p.m. CDT The beat goes on, thanks to deep brain stimulation April 27, 2021, 06:30 p.m. CDT Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatments other than medication can be effective for drug-resistant epilepsy Nov. 10, 2020, 11:23 p.m. CDT Show more news from Mayo Clinic

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