Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep brain stimulation is a procedure that involves the placement of electrodes(leads) in the particular part of brain which is stimulated by a pacemaker like device known as Neurostimulator

Why is it done?

Deep Brain stimulation can be done in the patients with movement disorders which cannot be control the symptoms by medications

How is Deep Brain Stimulation performed?

Medical team will take brain-imaging scans of the patient to locate the appropriate area of the brain that needs to be stimulated.
Procedure steps as follows:
Step 1 – Injecting the anesthetic medication into the scalp and making a small hole in the skull to insert the electrode (lead).
Step 2 – Checking of accurate placement of the lead by attaching it to a temporary, external neurostimulator as well as assessing the clinical responses on the table.
Step 3 – Attaching the electrode (lead) to an extension wire that connects it to a permanent, internal neurostimulator. The extension wires are tunneled under the skin of the neck and the chest.
Step 4 – Placement of Neurostimulator in the chest and connect with the lead wire. Interventional Neurologists will turn on the Neurostimulator and adjust the stimulation settings and medications over the several weeks to get the desirable symptoms freedom.

What is the success rate of Deep Brain Stimulation?

As per the literature and our experiences around 70% of the patients with Parkinson’s disease showed improvement in tremor, slowness and rigidity after DBS and around 60 to 90 % of the patients with essential tremor showed significant improvements in tremor after DBS

Why MIOT?

MIOT is the one of few centers in India to have advanced nuclear scan known as TRODAT- scan to differentiate the Parkinson’s disease from other neuro-degerative disorder

MIOT have the dedicated Surgical suit equipped with cutting- edge stereotactic surgical equipment and dedicated full time in-house Team of Experienced Neurosurgeon, Interventional Neurologist, Neurophysiologist, Speech and language pathologist, psychologist and occupational therapist.

MIOT have the dedicated Surgical suit equipped with cutting- edge stereotactic surgical equipment and dedicated full time in-house Team of Experienced Neurosurgeon, Interventional Neurologist, Neurophysiologist, Speech and language pathologist, psychologist and occupational therapist.