[PDF] Top 20 I miss being me: phenomenological effects of deep brain stimulation

... first-personal phenomenological accounts of how a person feels about or experiences their implant does not provide us with enough context to assess the (objective) accuracy of these ...to me that I ... See full document

... electrical stimulation itself but could be caused by treatment adjustments post surgery or by dis- ease progression (Volkmann, Daniels, and Witt ...and/or stimulation parameter but rather should be seen as ... See full document

... the brain- ...electrical stimulation of the hypothalamic nuclei of the patients to excite the nuclei, thereby improving motility, controlling seizures, and relieving pain in PD ...the brain, such as ... See full document

... potential effects of other concurrent interventions performed when the patient responded (besides the explantation and the stimulation of a new target) cannot be dis- ...in stimulation parameters and ... See full document

... effects. Participants were trained prior to the start of the task. They were given up to three practice blocks (25 trials each) per condition, with feedback on their performance, until they demonstrated that they ... See full document

... Other treatments are available; in fact, more than 20 different kinds of treatment have been shown to be better than a placebo or “sugar pill.” However, some patients with severe tics do not benefit enough or have side ... See full document

... side effects occurrence, therefore the above mentioned method should be improved to increase patient quality of ...of Deep Brain Stimulation- ability to self control it by the ...if ... See full document

... Because of the suspected inhibitory DBS effects in electrophysiological studies, reduced STN blood flow or glucose metabolism would have been expected on func- tional imaging. However, the opposite has been found ... See full document

... the stimulation level and possibly may benefit from a system that allows for daily adjustments to stimulation level either in an automated or patient-selected ...of stimulation was low in this ... See full document

... Zamarbide I, Gironell A, Molet J, Pascual- Sedano B, Pidoux B, Bonnet AM, Agid Y, Xie J, Benabid AL, Lozano AM, Saint-Cyr J, Romito L, Contarino MF, Scerrati M, Fraix V, Van Blercom N: Bilateral deep ... See full document

... WHAT ARE THE STUDY’S MAIN FINDINGS? Most tests of thinking were not different in the 2 groups. Scores on 2 tests of thinking were better in the GPi group than the STN group. Both tests involved response speed. This means ... See full document

... for deep brain stimulation ...symmetrical stimulation field around the lead. To reduce side effects through activation of neighboring fibers a new electrode design with segmented ... See full document

... Striatal projections from the medium spiny neurons are GABAergic and connect to the output nuclei (GPi and SNr) in two distinct ways: the “direct” and “indirect” pathways (Squire., 2013). The direct pathway involves the ... See full document

... human brain mapping in both normal and clinical ...electrical stimulation of tDCS in both superficial and deep brain regions made regional functional inferences very ...potential ... See full document

... At present, research is limited to life post-DBS and findings demonstrate that DBS offers both possibilities and challenges for living. Although many people experience increased confidence due to motor success, their ... See full document

... [1]. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior thalamic nucleus (AN), an approved treatment for medically refractory partial epilepsy [2], has been shown to reduce seizure rate and increase the ... See full document

... Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by patterned directional and often sustained muscle contractions and causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures [1,2]. Dystonia is also commonly ... See full document

... Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease ...interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore how 10 male people with PD ... See full document

... ing a sequential finger-to-thumb opposition task and during the resting state, with DBS-On and DBS-Off at STN. To identify the alteration of motor networks in PD and their changes due to STN-DBS, we applied independent ... See full document

... as Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease ...side effects and partial ...triggering stimulation off the amplitude of β activity in the ... See full document