Deep Brain Stimulation: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Assessment and Management [Paperback]

This book provides a multidisciplinary guide for identifying and treating people who could benefit from deep brain stimulation (DBS). DBS is a type of neurosurgery that is highly effective for managing symptoms in people with movement disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and epilepsy. It also is being used to treat patients with severe depression, anxiety, and pain, among others. This book is geared toward all learners and experienced clinicians who work with these populations.Deep Brain Stimulationis an invaluable resource that presents an exhaustive review of scientific DBS literature and integrates it with cutting-edge practice approaches for working with neurological and psychiatric disorders. The book takes the reader through the interdisciplinary care team model including DBS candidate selection and the crucial role of the neuropsychological evaluation in DBS surgical decision-making, along with post-operative care management considerations and alternative therapies. The book provides a detailed roadmap for understanding the cognitive and psychiatric risks and benefits of DBS surgery and it details approaches to enhance clinical outcomes. It is a must-have resource for anyone working with DBS candidate populations.Part 1: Introduction to Deep Brain StimulationChapter 1: Historical Overview of Deep Brain StimulationChapter 2: The Interdisciplinary Team and Patient SelectionChapter 3: The Surgical ProcedureChapter 4: Neuroanatomy of Deep Brain RegionsPart 2: Conditions with DBS IndicationsParkinson's DiseaseChapter 5: Introduction to Parkinson's DiseaseChapter 6: Neuropsychology of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's DiseaseChapter 7: Genetics of Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain StimulationOther Movement Disorders and Medical ConditionsChapter 8: Essential Tremor and DystoniaChapter 9: Medical and Neuropsychiatric DisordersPart 3: Pre-DBS Neuropsychological AssessmentChapter 10: Neurocognitive AssessmentChapter 11: Neuropsychiatric EvaluationPalÓ5