Deep Brain Stimulation : New Developments, Procedures and Applications.

Intro -- DEEP BRAIN STIMULATIONNEW DEVELOPMENTS, PROCEDURESAND APPLICATIONS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR GILLESDE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Clinical Characteristics of Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome -- Pathophysiology of GTS -- Therapeutic Interventions for GTS -- WHAT PATIENTS WITH GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME SHOULD BE TREATED WITH DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION? -- Clinical Indication -- Age -- Exclusion Criteria -- Consent -- WHAT IS THE BEST TARGET FOR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME? -- Thalamus -- Globus Pallidus -- Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule (ALIC)and Nucleus Accumbens (NA) -- Other Targets -- Comparative Studies -- Lateralisation of Target Selection -- Behavioral Effects -- Cognitive Effects -- Adverse Events -- RATIONALE FOR TARGET SELECTION AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES WITH DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION IN GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME -- Rationale for Target Selection in GTS and Future Perspectives -- Methodological Issues Confound Conclusions about the Effects of DBS in GTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. THE IMPACT OF SUBTHALAMICSTIMULATION ON AUTONOMICDYSFUNCTION IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE -- ABSTRACT -- Ι. INTRODUCTION -- ΙI. AUTONOMIC SYMPTOMS IN PD: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY- CLINICAL AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICALEVALUATION-TREATMENT -- Cardiovascular Dysfunction -- Thermoregulatory Dysfunction -- Urological Dysfunction -- Sexual Dysfunction -- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction -- Clinical and Neurophysiological Examination of AutonomicSystem in PD -- Cardiovascular Autonomic Testing -- Time Domain Analysis of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) -- Frequency Domain Analysis of HRV -- Valsalva Manoeuvre -- Cardiovascular Response to Standing and Head-Up Tilt Test -- Cardiac Sympathetic Imaging.

Skin Blood Flow (Skin Vasomotor Reflex) -- Plasma Catecholamines Levels -- Sudomotor Testing -- Quantitative Sudomotor Axon Reflex (QSART) -- Sympathetic Skin Response (SSR) -- Gastrointestinal Motility and Manometry Studies -- Evaluation of Genitourinary Autonomic Regulation -- Treatment of Autonomic Symptoms -- III. THE EFFECT OF STN-DBS IN PD ON DYSAUTONOMIA -- DBS and Cardiovascular Function -- DBS and Thermoregulatory Function -- DBS and Urinary Function -- DBS and Sexual Function -- DBS and Gastrointestinal Function -- IV. THE RESULT OF DBS EFFECT ON AUTONOMIC FUNCTION IN THE SERIES OF OUR PATIENTS -- V. FUTURE APPLICATIONS OF STN-DBSON AUTONOMIC FUNCTION IN PD -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION INTREATMENT-RESISTANTDEPRESSIVE DISORDERS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. A BRIEF HISTORY -- 3. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION, AN OVERVIEW -- 3.1. Technique -- 3.2. Mechanism of Action -- 3.3. Application of DBS -- 4. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION -- 4.1. DBS Targets -- Subgenual Cingulate Gyrus: Area 25 -- Ventral Capsule / Ventral Striatum -- Nucleus Accumbens -- Inferior Thalamic Peduncule -- Lateral Habenula -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. CONCURRENT NON-INVASIVEAND INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION -- ABSTRACT -- DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION -- NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION -- Concurrent Invasive and Non-invasive Brain Stimulation -- Concurrent Invasive and Non-invasive Brain Stimulation: Why Magnetic? -- SOME TMS TECHNIQUES IN THE SETTING OF CONCURRENT DBS AND TMS -- TWO RECENT STUDIES: A POTENTIAL CLINICAL IMPACT? -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. GAMMA KNIFE THALAMOTOMY FOR DISABLING TREMOR:AN ALTERNATIVE TO DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REVIEW OF GAMMA KNIFE THALAMOTOMYFOR DISABLING TREMOR (TABLE 1) -- TREATMENT PLANNING AND PATIENT FOLLOW-UP -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

CHAPTER 6. DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION OF THE SUBTHALAMUS: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS* -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. SUBTHALAMIC HIGH-FREQUENCY DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION EVALUATED BY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN A PORCINE PARKINSON MODEL* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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