Deep Brain Stimulation

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:DBS
gptkbp:alternativeTo medication therapy
lesioning procedures
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration
gptkbp:area gptkb:globus_pallidus
thalamus
subthalamic nucleus
gptkbp:canBeBilateral yes
gptkbp:canBeUnilateral yes
gptkbp:category neurology
psychiatry
neurosurgery
gptkbp:contraindication severe cognitive impairment
untreated psychiatric illness
gptkbp:designer yes
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Alim-Louis_Benabid
Pierre Pollak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deep Brain Stimulation
gptkbp:improves quality of life
motor symptoms
gptkbp:introducedIn 1987
gptkbp:involves implantation of electrodes in the brain
use of a neurostimulator
gptkbp:modulatedBy yes
gptkbp:notCure underlying disease
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:neuroscientist
gptkbp:regulates abnormal brain activity
gptkbp:requires battery replacement
brain surgery
MRI or CT imaging
gptkbp:riskFactor device malfunction
hardware complications
lead migration
gptkbp:sideEffect infection
balance problems
mood changes
bleeding in the brain
speech problems
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of epilepsy
treatment of chronic pain
treatment of essential tremor
treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
treatment of Parkinson's disease
treatment of dystonia
treatment of Tourette syndrome
gptkbp:usedIn movement disorders
psychiatric disorders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D010141
gptkb:DBS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7