Deep Brain Stimulation for Genetic Movement Disorder

Deep Brain Stimulation Probes of the skull. Dr. Craig Hacking, A. Prof Frank Gaillard, via Wikimedia Commons.

In a new case series, researchers from Nationwide Children’s report using deep brain stimulation (DBS) to help manage tremor due to a genetic movement disorder in two brothers. The report, published in the journal Pediatric Neurology, suggests DBS may be useful in treating medically resistant tremor in pediatric patients with related disorders.

Read more at Pediatrics Nationwide: Deep Brain Stimulation Ameliorates Symptoms of Genetic Movement Disorder.