Surgeon's view of deep brain stimulation surgery! More than 100,000 people around the world have undergone DBS since it was first approved, in the 1990s, for the treatment of movement disorders. Today, besides providing relief for people with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia (characterized by involuntary muscle contractions) and essential tremor (Haning’s problem), DBS has been shown to be effective against Tourette’s syndrome, with its characteristic tics, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Add to that a wave of ongoing research into DBS’s promise as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other neuropsychiatric conditions, as well as early signs that it may improve memory in Alzheimer’s patients. @medicalcortex #neurosurgeon #medstudent #neurologicalsurgery #neurocirugia #brain #tumor #biopsia #neurology #cerebro #biopsy #estereotaxia #quirofano #medicina #hospital #picoftheday #doctors #medico #martes #alzheimer #epilepsy #premed #usmle #neurosurgery #nurse