Tag Archives: Deep Brain Stimulation

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Psychiatric Diseases

June 29th, 2009 - 7:55 am

Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world, according to a review in the June 2009 issue of … Continue reading →

By John Murphy | Posted in Psychiatry/Psychology, Research, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (4)

New Deep Brain Stimulation Sensor Measures Chemical Levels in the Brain

September 9th, 2008 - 8:46 pm

Updated 9/18/08 A Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) consortium of Mayo Clinic physicians, scientists and engineers developed a wireless sensor that can detect chemical activity in the brain. The new system, called a wireless instantaneous neurotransmitter concentration sensor (WINCS), is connected … Continue reading →

By Joel Streed | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (8)