Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

<p>Considered the largest breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in the past 40 years Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a pioneering procedure of neurology and functional neurosurgery forging enormous change and growth within the field. The first comprehensive text devoted to this surgical therapy <b>Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease</b> expertly examines all aspects of DBS from history and theory to patient evaluation recovery and rehabilitation. </p><p><strong>Features:</strong></p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Serves as an invaluable resource and teaching guide for patient evaluation and the selection of candidates for surgery </li> <li>Describes the surgical technique for DBS placement reviewing both frame- and frameless-based approaches </li> <li>Considers the morbidity and mortality associated with the procedure and details strategies for complication avoidance </li> <li>Discusses pre- and post-operative management protocols from the intensive care unit to rehabilitative settings </li> <li>Outlines medication adjustment in the post-DBS patient for enhanced patient recovery including illustrative case examples </li> <li>Reviews the effects of DBS surgery on speech balance autonomic function sleep and weight </li> <li>Considers ethical and quality-of-life issues for DBS patients </li> </ul><p>Edited by specialists in the top-tiers of the discipline including contributors from the pioneering Movement Disorder Group at the University of Pennsylvania this is an indispensable companion for the entire neurological and neurosurgical community.</p>