"Deep Brain Stimulation: A Multidisciplinary Guide to Clinical Assessment and Management is 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Deep Brain Stimulation is 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.
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.
