Deepbrainstimulation(DBS)isnowafirmlyestablishedtreatmentformovementdisorders,andanincreasingbodyofevidencesupportsDBSinthetreatmentofotherneurologicalandpsychiatricdisorders.Thisessentialreferenceguideoutlinesapracticalapproachtotheuseofthisparadigm-shiftingtherapyandcoverskeyaspectsofDBSpractice.ChaptersdescribehowtoimplementaDBSprogramandselectappropriatepatients,deviceprogrammingtoachieveoptimalsymptomcontrol,andlong-termmanagementofpatients.Thoroughlyrevised,thisthirdeditionincludesadditionalchaptersonmanagingpatientswithemergingapplicationsofDBS.Anentirechapterisdedicatedtotroubleshootingcommonproblemswiththetherapyasmany’failures’arepreventableandaddressable.Withcontributionsfromexpertsinthefield,thisisamust-havereferenceguideforanyclinicianworkingwithDBSpatients.
