Massachusetts General Hospital Redefines Neurologic Therapy With Implementation of New Deep Brain Stimulation Device
July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release on July 16:
In a shift to personalize treatment for neurological disease, a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) completed the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant in New England that will be able to use the patient's own brain activity to guide therapy. DBS treatment is designed to alleviate symptoms and reduce medication side-ef . . .
In a shift to personalize treatment for neurological disease, a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) completed the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant in New England that will be able to use the patient's own brain activity to guide therapy. DBS treatment is designed to alleviate symptoms and reduce medication side-ef . . .