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This presentation is designed to answer the most frequently asked questions about surgery for advanced Parkinson's disease. The presentation will focus on the procedure known as subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS). If you have questions after reviewing the presentation or are considering surgical therapy, please contact Natalie Pyle at 303-788-4010 or NPyle@TheCNI.org.
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Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Patient Education 
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1 - Postoperative Condition (off meds/off
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2 - Preoperative Condition (on meds) |
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| 3 - Postoperative Condition (off meds/ON stimulation) |
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| 1 - Generalized Dystonia - Preoperatively |
 child-pre-56 0:57 min/sec |
| 2 - Generalized Dystonia - 3 months Post-operatively | child-3mo-56 1:00 min/sec |
| 3 - Bilateral GPi DBS - Stimulators
Off Generalized and Cervical Dystonia |
woman-pre_56 0:48 min/sec |
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Bilateral GPi DBS - Stimulators On Generalized and Cervical Dystonia |
woman-post_56 0:29 min/sec |
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Learn more about treatments for dystonia at the CNI Movement Disorders Center website.
Movement
Disorders Focus of CNI REVIEW JournalThe Fall 2005 issue of CNI's medical journal, CNI REVIEW, is dedicated to discussing the issues related to movement disorders. Included in this issue of CNI REVIEW is the following article:
Surgical
Treatment of Movement Disorders 
Steven G. Ojemann, M.D.
The surgical treatment of movement disorders has evolved considerably over the last decade in terms of the scope of the indications for surgery, and in terms of technique. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has an established role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. As a surgical procedure, it offers inherent advantages over ablative therapies, as the therapeutic and side effects of stimulation can be modulated by adjustment of multiple stimulation parameters. DBS is finding increasing application for the treatment of dystonias, and for tremor disorders other than essential tremor. These conditions, many of which are notoriously difficult to treat medically, are reviewed in this article. The objective is to focus on the conditions for which surgical treatments may be beneficial, the indications and contraindications to these procedures, and on the surgical techniques and outcomes.
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