Brain stimulation treatment is applied to minimize the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy or other neurological diseases that cause involuntary movements and movement disorders in the body. It is called brain stimulation in medicine and aims to stimulate and activate the parts of the brain responsible for movements.
What is brain stimulation surgery?
Brain stimulation is a surgery performed against diseases that cause uncontrolled movements in the body, such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. With this surgery, the areas in the brain responsible for movement are activated with electrical stimulation and the aim is to reduce symptoms such as tremors, muscle stiffness or slowness of movements.
Brain stimulation surgery, which aims to increase the living standards of patients and minimize the neurological effects caused by various diseases, is applied to patients who are unable to perform various daily activities, from walking to talking, due to these diseases. The following situations may lead to uncontrolled movements:
- Parkinson’s
- dystonia
- Tremor
- Epilepsy
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How is brain stimulation surgery performed?
Brain stimulation surgery is a treatment method aimed at stimulating the areas of the brain responsible for movement against various diseases that cause involuntary movements in the body.
It is performed through surgical intervention and electrodes are placed in the area of the brain affected by the disease. The system works with the battery connected to these electrodes. The battery is placed under the skin in the chest area.
Thin cables are placed in the brain nuclei in the middle part of the brain with a sensitive method. Electrical stimulation is given by a battery placed under the chest. In this way, nerve cells that disrupt movements due to the disease are brought into order.
How many hours does brain stimulation surgery take?
After brain stimulation surgery, which carries some risks and is not suitable for everyone, the patient can return to work or social life as and when the doctor deems appropriate. He can continue to live as a healthy individual who can meet his daily needs on his own. The following side effects are possible:
- Bleeding risk
- Infection development
- allergic reaction
- breathing problems
- Depression
- vision problems