Title :
Clinical and experimental aspects of deep brain stimulation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
This presentation will review the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders in patients, and the cellular mechanisms that may explain these effects.
Keywords :
brain; cellular biophysics; neuromuscular stimulation; patient diagnosis; cellular mechanisms; cortical neurons; deep brain stimulation; movement disorders; patient treatment; Axons; Brain; Deep Brain Stimulation; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electrodes, Implanted; Essential Tremor; Humans; Long-Term Synaptic Depression; Movement Disorders; Neurons; Neurotransmitter Agents; Thalamus;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334989
