From the September 2024 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
MGH Researchers Pioneering New Stroke, Parkinson’s Treatment Technologies
High-tech options for hard-to-treat conditions involve lasers for blocked arteries and a new brain map for deep brain
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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers are harnessing advanced technology that could soon give doctors more options for treating two challenging conditions: Parkinson’s disease (PD) and stroke. Research published recently in Nature Communications involved the creation of an “atlas” of brain regions affected by PD and an algorithm that may help personalize deep brain stimulation (DBS) […]
© VectorMind | Getty Images DBS uses electrical pulses that travel through leads placed in key regions of the brain, such as the subthalamic nucleus, to improve communication from the brain to the muscles.