Using “Smart Stimulators” to Treat Parkinson’s Disease: Re-Engineering Neurostimulation Devices
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
- Vol. 6, 69
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2012.00069
Abstract
Let’s imagine the cruise control of your car locked at 120 km/h on any road in any condition (city, country, highway, sunny or rainy weather), or your car air conditioner set on maximum cold in any temperature condition (even during a snowy winter): would you find it efficient? That would probably not be the most optimal strategy for a proper and comfortable driving experience. As surprising as this may seem, this is a pretty accurate illustration of how deep brain stimulation is used today to treat Parkinson’s disease motor symptoms and other neurological disorders such as essential tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or epilepsy.Keywords
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