Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's disease | Treatment at Yashoda Hospitals
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's disease | Treatment at Yashoda Hospitals
- 1. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease
- 2. In India, 14 to 27 in 100,000 people have Parkinson's disease. Parkinson’s disease in India Source: www.apiindia.org
- 3. Men are 1.5 times more likely to have Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease in India Source : www.parkinsonsnewstoday.com
- 5. Degeneration of dopamine releasing nerve cells in the midbrain resulting in movement disorders.
- 7. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that regulates body movements and emotional responses.
- 8. The Symptoms Tremors Muscle stiffness Stooped posture
- 9. Masked face Voice change Small handwriting The Symptoms
- 10. The Treatment
- 11. Parkinson’s disease cannot be cured completely.
- 12. But symptoms can be managed by: Medications Physiotherapy Life-style modifications Deep brain stimulation
- 13. What is Deep Brain Stimulation?
- 14. Deep brain stimulation is surgical procedure to treat symptoms of Advanced Parkinson’s disease Dystonia Essential tremor
- 15. Electrodes are attached to the specific targets in the brain
- 16. They are connected to a brain pacemaker (neurostimulator) which is placed under the skin in the chest region
- 17. This device sends electric signals and improves communication between brain cells to reduce Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
- 18. This device is controlled externally with a hand-held controller.
- 19. Who needs DBS?
- 20. DBS could be just right for anyone having- Parkinson’s disease symptoms for at least 5 years Symptoms unresolved with regular medications Intolerable side effects of medicines
- 21. Advantages of DBS Controls Parkinson’s disease symptoms Improves the ability to perform daily activities Improves mental health