Norton Neuroscience Institute provides comprehensive care to patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia and other movement disorders affecting brain and spinal cord function. Our team of specialty trained neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropyschologists, physician assistants and nurse clinicians strive to provide excellent clinical care and improve the quality of life of our patents.
While most movement disorders can be treated with medication, surgery may be the answer for some patients. Surgical interventions, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS), can often improve symptoms and lessen pain for patients whose medication has failed or whose medication is causing significant side effects.
Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is a procedure to treat Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, essential tremor or tremor due to multiple sclerosis. This type of brain surgery uses electrodes implanted within the brain to deliver pulses of energy that block the abnormal activity in the brain. DBS can relieve patients from tremors, slow movements, stiffness and balance problems often associated with movement disorders. The stimulation can be adjusted to meet each patient’s individual needs as they change over time. In the past, surgeons treated movement disorder with methods that involved destroying brain tissue, with irreversible results. With DBS, abnormal activity of brain cells near the implanted electrode can be controlled without damaging brain tissue.
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To learn more about movement disorders, deep brain stimulation or schedule an appointment, call (502) 629-1234.
