DBS is safe and effective for treatment-resistant obsessive–compulsive disorder that can be expected to produce significant clinical benefit in about 2 out of 3 cases, but insurance rarely pays.
Novel, noninvasive trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation is feasible, well tolerated, and may improve motor function in patients with Parkinson s Disease, new research suggests.
Although deep brain stimulation can help improve motor function and quality of life in patients with Parkinson s disease, it doesn t improve depression symptom scores at 1 year, new research suggests.