Neurosurgeon W. Stanley Anderson, M.D., discusses medical therapies and surgical option (deep brain stimulation) for movement disorders including dystonia and Parkinson's.
Program Notes:
0:11 Treatment for a movement disorder
0:35 Dystonia is awkward postures that can result in pain
1:41 Many models for what goes wrong in the brain
2:14 When you see Parkinson’s patients
3:01 Medicines aren’t working can do surgery
3:37 Hyperactive area in the brain but electrical stimulation quiets
4:39 Can also use in some cases of essential tremor
5:10 Test electrodes during surgery
6:10 Travel under the skin and behind the ear
7:05 We would wait but now may do earlier
8:07 Getting a consult with a specialist important
9:01 Might be useful in other brain conditions
9:38 End
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Johns Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
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