1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463598803321

Autore

Montgomery Erwin B., Jr.

Titolo

20 things to know about deep brain stimulation / / Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-19-933884-1

0-19-020974-7

0-19-933883-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

616.8

Soggetti

Brain stimulation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

What is deep brain stimulation? -- Why DBS? -- DBS is effective for patients with Parkinson's disease -- Identifying the least acceptable deep brain stimulation candidates among patients with Parkinson's disease -- Post-operative management of patients with Parkinson disease -- DBS is safe and effective for essential tremor -- Identifying the least acceptable deep brain stimulation candidates among patients with essential tremor -- Post-operative care for essential tremor -- DBS is safe and effective for patients with dystonia -- Identifying the least acceptable DBS candidates among patients with dystonia -- Post-operative management of patients with dystonia -- Deep brain stimulation is safe and effective for Tourette's syndrome -- Identifying the least acceptable DBS candidates among patients with Tourette's syndrome -- Deep brain stimulation for cerebellar outflow tremor -- Deep brain stimulation for hyperkinetic disorders -- DBS is safe and effective for obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Could DBS be effective in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder -- Deep brain stimulation and insights to pathophysiology and physiology -- Ethical issues of DBS -- The future of deep brain stimulation.

Sommario/riassunto

An iconoclast in-depth analysis of the current understanding of DBS:



efficacy, safety, indications, selection criteria and post-operative management. This book is an epistemic analysis of the presumptions, assumptions and fallacies. It provides the revolutionary potential and the complexity of DBS in changing healthcare delivery; the ethics are discussed in detail.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004087189707536

Titolo

Dall'Accademia dei Ricovrati all'Accademia Galileiana : atti del Convegno storico per il IV centenario della fondazione (1599-1999), Padova, 11-12 aprile 2000 / a cura di Ezio Riondato

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Padova : Accademia Galileiana di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2001

Descrizione fisica

573 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Historia / Accademia Galileina di scienze, lettere ed arti ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

Riondato, Ezio

Altri autori (Enti)

Accademia Galileiana di Scienze Lettere ed Arti

Disciplina

065.321

Soggetti

Accademia Galileiana di scienze lettere ed arti Congressi Padova 2000

Accademia dei Ricovrati Congressi Padova 2000

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In testa al front.: Accademia Galileiana di scienze, lettere ed arti.