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New AI algorithm to improve brain stimulation devices to treat disease

For millions of people with epilepsy and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, electrical stimulation of the brain already is widening treatment possibilities. In the future, electrical stimulation may help people with psychiatric illness and direct brain injuries, such as stroke. However, studying how brain networks interact with each other is complicated. Brain networks can… Read More »

Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Effective for Cluster Headache – Neurology Advisor

Noninvasive vagal nerve stimulation (nVNS) is effective in aborting attacks in episodic cluster headache and is well tolerated, according to a study published in Cephalalgia. Researchers pooled data from 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, ACT1 and ACT2, which evaluated nVNS as an acute treatment for cluster headache. There were a total of 225 adults studied with… Read More »

Two-Year-Old Receives Deep Brain Stimulation Implant

July 12th, 2019 Medgadget Editors Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics A two-year-old girl has received a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device to treat her dystonia. The condition, which results in painful random muscle movements, spasms, and the like, can lead to severe limitations on a child’s development and overall quality of life. A team at the Evelina… Read More »