Deep Brain Stimulation Programming
13 Deep Brain Stimulation Programming Erwin B. Montgomery Jr. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is already standard therapy for several chronic neurological conditions, including Parkinson disease (PD), essential tremor, cerebellar outflow…
Stereotactic Surgery with Microelectrode Recordings
7 Stereotactic Surgery with Microelectrode Recordings Diane Sierens, Scott Kutz, Julie G. Pilitsis, and Roy A. E. Bakay Stereotactic surgery was developed to access and manipulate deep structures within the…
Frameless Functional Stereotactic Approaches
10 Frameless Functional Stereotactic Approaches Jaimie M. Henderson The introduction of image-guided surgical systems over the past decade has had a profound impact on neurosurgical practices. Accurate localization of intracranial…
Implantation of Multiple Electrodes and Robotic Techniques
9 Implantation of Multiple Electrodes and Robotic Techniques Alim Louis Benabid, Bradley Wallace, Dominique Hoffmann, Stephan Chabardes, Sylvie Grand, and Jean François LeBas Advances in stereotactic methods, which are typically…
Avoiding Complications and Correcting Errors in Movement Disorder Surgery
14 Avoiding Complications and Correcting Errors Philip A. Starr Several recent publications have reviewed complications of deep brain stimulation (DBS)1–8 and lesioning surgery4,9–12 for movement disorders. A summary of our…
Setting Up a Movement Disorder Surgery Practice
3 Setting Up a Movement Disorder Surgery Practice Brian Harris Kopell, Kenneth Baker, and Nicholas M. Boulis This chapter addresses practical considerations in starting and building a neurosurgical movement disorder…
Deep Brain Stimulation for Tremor
11 Deep Brain Stimulation for Tremor Jorge L. Eller and Kim J. Burchiel Tremor is the most prevalent of the movement disorders and is defined as an involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory…
Gamma Knife
16 Gamma Knife Ronald F. Young Indications and Controversies A Brief History of Radiosurgery for Movement Disorders Lars Leksell developed the idea of radiosurgery specifically for the performance of functional…
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia
12 Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia Brian Harris Kopell, Craig I. Horenstein and Ali R. Rezai What is the basic feature of the disease I have detailed? We find no…
