3.5 Brain stimulation

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Brain stimulation

Last updated 1:45 PM on 9/13/26
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DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION

  • Electrodes implanted in the brain to stimulate the tissue, to treat neurological & psychiatric conditions


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DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION →Used as a treatment for

  • Depression & OCD

  • Epilepsy

  • Parkinson´s disease


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Advantages DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION

  • Reduces akinesia or the absence of movement


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Limitations DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION

  • Invasiveness

  • Can produce infection & irritation


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TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION

  • Noninvasive

  • Stimulation of the brain using a magnetic stimulator → Magnetic stimulator use a small wire coil in the shape of a figure 8

  • Can be used to map functional regions of the brain, & to make temporary virtual lesion in the brain & study its consequences


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Repetitive TMS

  • Now being used as a treatment for movement disorders, chronic pain, & depression