Neurosurgery

Deep Brain Stimulator

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure involves implanting a thin electrode into the brain. The electrode is connected via a wire running beneath the skin to a stimulator and battery pack in the patient's chest (similar to a cardiac pacemaker). Small electrical pulses from the device stimulate the brain and block brain signals to help treat chronic pain, Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia. With DBS, the targeted region is inactivated not destroyed.