Deep Brain Stimulation: An Evolving Technology

Author

Liker, Mark A. ; Won, Deborah S. ; Rao, Vikas Y. ; Hua, Sherwin E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Neurosurg., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA

Volume

96

Issue

7

fYear

2008

fDate

7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1129

Lastpage

1141

Abstract

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely used as a safe and effective medical treatment for certain neurological disorders. It continues to evolve with improving techniques in functional neurosurgery and biomedical device engineering. This paper provides an overview of the enabling science and technology that have allowed DBS to successfully treat certain neurological disorders. It also points toward some of the engineering advances that will enable DBS to yield a more predictable outcome for current indications and to be systematically developed as a treatment for new indications.

Keywords

biomedical engineering; brain; neurophysiology; surgery; biomedical device engineering; deep brain stimulation; functional neurosurgery; medical treatment; neurological disorder; Biomedical engineering; Brain stimulation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Neurosurgery; Pacemakers; Parkinson´s disease; Pharmaceutical technology; Satellite broadcasting; Surgery; DBS IPG; DBS leads; DBS localization; DBS programmer; deep-brain stimulation (DBS); functional neurosurgery; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety; stereotactic surgery;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPROC.2008.922559

Filename

4534851