What is Deep Brain Stimulation?

Deep brain stimulation, also known as brain pacemaker, is to send electrical pulses through electrodes implanted in the brain to the relevant nerve nuclei that control movement to regulate abnormal neural electrical activity, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. Deep brain stimulation is most widely used in Parkinson's disease, and is spreading to other application fields at present. For example, besides treating Parkinson's disease, it can also be applied to treating essential tremor, dystonia, mental and psychological diseases, cognitive disorders, epilepsy, consciousness disorders, etc., all of which can be tried. Deep brain stimulation is reversible, adjustable, safe and minimally invasive in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It can obviously improve the symptoms of bradykinesia, dyskinesia, muscle rigidity and tremor in Parkinson's disease patients, reduce the dosage of drugs applied, reduce the side effects of drugs, improve the quality of life, and enable patients to return to work.