SINTN– Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation & Translational Neurosciences
     
 

July 16, 2005
DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Video Part I

 

Speakers:

Video Part I:

  • Jaimie Henderson, MD:
    Introductions
    Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University
  • Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD (featured speaker):
    "Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease"
    Co-chair of the Center for Neurological Restoration
    at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Video Part II:

  • Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD:
    "MSE: EVALUATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENTS FOR SURGERY"
    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Stanford University
  • Jaimie Henderson, MD:
    "SURGERY AND OTHER OPTIONS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENTS"
    Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford University

 
 
Press Release:
DBS uses an electronic device called a neurostimulator-similar to a cardiac pacemaker-to activate areas of the brain that control movement and block nerve impulses that lead to Parkinson's symptoms. Many surgeons find that the procedure to implant the neurostimulator can be far less invasive and damaging than other surgical options.

On Saturday, July 16, the Parkinson's Disease Research Working Group of the Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation & Translational Neurosciences hosted a free public symposium on DBS. The session featured a talk by Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD, Co-chair of the Center for Neurological Restoration at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Other speakers included Stanford's Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, MSE, assistant professor of neurology, and Jaimie Henderson, MD, clinical associate professor of neurosurgery.

  
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