"Deep Brain Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Therapy for MOVEMENT DISORDERS, especially PARKINSON DISEASE, that applies electricity via stereotactic implantation of ELECTRODES in specific areas of the BRAIN such as the THALAMUS. The electrodes are attached to a neurostimulator placed subcutaneously.
| Descriptor ID |
D046690
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.331.300 E04.190
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| Concept/Terms |
Deep Brain Stimulation- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Brain Stimulations, Deep
- Deep Brain Stimulations
- Stimulation, Deep Brain
- Stimulations, Deep Brain
- Brain Stimulation, Deep
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Deep Brain Stimulation" by people in Profiles.
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Asynchronous Distributed Multielectrode Microstimulation Reduces Seizures in the Dorsal Tetanus Toxin Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Brain Stimul. 2016 Jan-Feb; 9(1):86-100.