Deep Brain Stimulation

A surprising number of disorders defy treatment with prescribed pharmaceuticals: a man's hands shake so hard that he cannot hold anything; a woman is mired in severe, inescapable depression; or a child falls into severe epileptic seizures. For these patients and others, an alternative treatment is emerging for when pharmaceuticals fail: deep brain stimulation. More than 30,000 people worldwide undergo this treatment each year, and with this volume, Jamie Talan and Richard Firstman explain this cutting-edge medical development that may hold the key to unlocking some of medicine's most bewildering mysteries.Deep brain stimulation primarily consists of implanting electrodes in the brain that are connected to a device similar to a pacemaker. Talan and Firstman describe the ways in which deep brain stimulation has produced promising results in the treatment of numerous diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, depression, and Tourette's syndrome. The book also features compelling profiles of patients who have been helped through the treatment, including a trauma patient, once barely conscious, who can now talk, walk, and eat on his own; and a young man whose obsessive-compulsive disorder had left him housebound, but who is now married and holding a steady job. In addition, the authors introduce us to the doctors and scientists who pursue their pioneering research and outline the possibilities that their most recent work holds for treating Alzheimer's and for stroke rehabilitation - as well as the ethical issues that have arisen in the course of their work.A fascinating and timely investigation, "Deep Brain Stimulation" reveals the exciting possibilities for restoring a richer life to the sufferers of diseases long thought to be incurable.

ISBN 193259437X   Pages 200 ISBN13 9781932594379 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Weight (grammes) 449 Imprint University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Format Hardback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 02 Jul 2010   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2008046916   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 612.826   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Illustrations
Pt. 1		Parkinson s Disease: The Mother Lode
Ch. 1		Breaking Ground: 100 Years of Research		7
Ch. 2		Coop the King: Controversy on the Frontier		13
Ch. 3		Finding the Parkinson s Problem		25
Ch. 4		The French Connection		39
Pt. 2		Tantalizing Leads
Ch. 5		Acting on Impulse: DBS and Dystonia		55
Ch. 6		Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: DBS for Psychiatry		65
Ch. 7		DBS Teams Take On Depression		79
Ch. 8		Tourette Syndrome		93
Ch. 9		Battling Epilepsy		103
Ch. 10		The Hardest Cases: Pain and Minimal Consciousness		111
Pt. 3		Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
Ch. 11		Patients, Parameters, and Risks		137
Ch. 12		Ethics and the Future		151
		References		159
		Additional Resources of Interest		163
		Index		165

"Deep brain stimulation opens a new horizon of therapies for many of the chronic brain ailments that trouble humanity. Gifted science writer Jamie Talan takes us through the cautionary tale of its evolution, while showcasing the promise and pitfalls of modern medical technology." -Dr. Mehmet Oz, author of YOU: The Owner''s Manual: An Insider''s Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger -- Dr. Mehmet Oz

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