Abstract Transcranial magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) has recently received attention as a novel noninvasive therapeutic option that can be applied as an alternative to the established neurosurgical interventions in…
Abstract Addiction is associated with enormous individual distress and tremendous socioeconomic consequences, and remains one of the most challenging health problems of today. Unfortunately, pharmacological, psychological, and social interventions often…
Abstract Epilepsy is a chronic seizure condition, classically characterized as “a continuing tendency to seizure relapse” (Shorvon and Goodridge, 2013). It was estimated to affect 50 million people worldwide in…
Abstract The first edition of Neuromodulation was published in 2009, 4 years prior to the approval of the responsive neurostimulation system (RNS) by the United States Food and Drug Administration….
Abstract Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by persistent obsessions with intrusive thoughts leading to severe generalized anxiety and/or compulsions in the form of repetitive tasks to relieve…
Abstract Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a safe and reliable treatment adjunct for patients with medically intractable epilepsy. It is both a preventive and an abortive form of therapy, effective…
Abstract Epilepsy is one of the top three most prevalent neurological disorders worldwide, together with headache and cerebrovascular diseases. Epilepsy is defined as a disease of the brain characterized by…
Abstract Postural instability is a major problem in Parkinson’s disease (PD), being poorly responsive to l -dopa treatment. There is now hope that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine…
Abstract Direct intracerebral infusion of neurotrophic factors may represent a neuroprotective and neurorestorative therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative movement disorders, most notably Parkinson’s disease (PD). The significant majority of past research…
Abstract The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), also called the pterygopalatine ganglion, is the switching station for the final common pathway for cluster headache, may serve as the final synapse in the…
