Outpatient Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Is a Safe Alternative to Inpatient Admission. (Locked) Thakur V, Kessler B, Khan MB, Hodge JO, Brandmeir NJ. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2023 Jul 1;25(1):66-71. doi:10.1227/ons.0000000000000683. SUMMARY: The COVID-19 pandemic effected a practice change at the …
Patients with Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease Benefit from Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case-Control Study. (OPEN ACCESS) Block CK, Patel M, Risk BB, Staikova E, Loring D, Esper CD, Scorr L, Higginbotham L, Aia P, DeLong MR, Wichmann T, Factor …
Christmas-Related Reduction in Beta Activity in Parkinson’s Disease. (OPEN ACCESS) Feldmann LK, Lofredi R, Al-Fatly B, Busch JL, Mathiopoulou V, Roediger J, Krause P, Schneider GH, Faust K, Horn A, Kühn AA, Neumann WJ. Mov Disord. 2023 Apr;38(4):692-697. doi: 10.1002/mds.29334. …
Désiré Bourneville: A Socialist in Charcot’s Inner Circle. (OPEN ACCESS) Coutinho L, Walusinski O, Teive HAG. Eur Neurol. 2022;85(1):79-84. SUMMARY: Désiré-Magloire Bourneville was one of Jean-Martin Charcot’s most important disciples. His previous works as an alienist allowed him to influence …
Shaken, not stirred: bioanalytical study of the antioxidant activities of martinis. Trevithick CC, Chartrand MM, Wahlman J, Rahman F, Hirst M, Trevithick JR. BMJ. 1999 Dec;319(7225):1600-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7225.1600. SUMMARY: Moderate consumption of alcoholic drinks seems to reduce the risks of developing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and …
Serendipity and Observations in Functional Neurosurgery: From James Parkinson’s Stroke to Hamani’s & Lozano’s Flashbacks. (OPEN ACCESS) Hariz M, Lees AJ, Blomstedt Y, Blomstedt P. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2022;100(4):201-209. SUMMARY: Serendipity and observations have led to many discoveries in medicine: …
Brain stimulation and elicited memories. (OPEN ACCESS) Sjöberg RL. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2022 Jul 8. doi: 10.1007/s00701-022-05307-6. Online ahead of print. SUMMARY: Since the late 1930s, electric brain stimulation (EBS) in awake patients has been known to occasionally elicit patient …
Clinical and neurophysiological effects of central thalamic deep brain stimulation in the minimally conscious state after severe brain injury. (OPEN ACCESS) Arnts H, Tewarie P, van Erp WS, Overbeek BU, Stam CJ, Lavrijsen JCM, Booij J, Vandertop WP, Schuurman R, …
Deep brain stimulation versus ablative surgery for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis. Hageman SB, van Rooijen G, Bergfeld IO, Schirmbeck F, de Koning P, Schuurman PR, Denys D. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2021 Apr;143(4):307-318. SUMMARY: The aim of this study was to conduct …
Deep brain stimulation in the ALIC-BNST region targeting the bed nucleus of stria terminalis in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: effects on cognition after 12 months. (OPEN ACCESS) Philipson J, Naesstrom M, Johansson JD, Hariz M, Blomstedt P, Jahanshahi M. Acta Neurochir …