Deep Brain Stimulation for Neurological Disorders

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Functional Circuitry of the Basal Ganglia

   • Atsushi Nambu

   Pages 1-11

3. Mechanism of DBS: Inhibition, Excitation, or Disruption?

   • Atsushi Nambu, Satomi Chiken

   Pages 13-20

4. Symptoms and Signs of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders

   • Hidefumi Ito

   Pages 21-37

5. Intraoperative Microelectrode Recording

   • Kazutaka Kobayashi, Yoichi Katayama

   Pages 39-48

6. Instrument of Brain Stimulation

   • Takamitsu Yamamoto, Chikashi Fukaya, Atsuo Yoshino, Yoichi Katayama

   Pages 49-60

7. Surgical Technique of Brain Stimulation

   • Hiroki Nishibayashi, Toru Itakura

   Pages 61-71

8. Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus for Parkinson’s Disease

   • Takashi Agari, Isao Date

   Pages 73-86

9. Stimulation of Globus Pallidus

   • Mitsuhiro Ogura

   Pages 87-101

10. Thalamic Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Studies on DBS

    • Yasushi Miyagi

    Pages 103-120

11. Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia

    • Takaomi Taira

    Pages 121-134

12. Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor

    • Ryoma Morigaki, Satoshi Goto

    Pages 135-155

13. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Pain

    • Gustavo Polo, Patrick Mertens, Marc Sindou

    Pages 157-168

14. Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders

    • Nir Lipsman, Andres M. Lozano

    Pages 169-181

15. Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy: Evidence for Limbic Network Disruption via Chronic Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus and Hippocampus Stimulation

    • Paul Koch, Gordon Baltuch

    Pages 183-193

16. Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation

    • Kenji Sugiyama

    Pages 195-206

17. Back Matter

    Pages 207-208

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Chronic electrical stimulation of the brain has demonstrated excellent outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease and has recently also been applied to various other neurological diseases. This comprehensive, up-to-date textbook will meet the needs of all who wish to learn more about the application of deep brain stimulation and will provide a sound basis for safe and accurate surgery. The book comprises two main parts, the first of which presents relevant anatomical and functional background information on the basal ganglia, thalamus and other brain structures as well as on the mechanism of brain stimulation. The second part describes clinical studies on deep brain stimulation, covering results in a range of movement disorders and psychiatric diseases and also important aspects of instrumentation and technique. The authors are outstanding scientists and experts in the field from across the world.

• Dystonia
• Epilepsy
• Intraoperative Microrecording
• Movement Disorders
• Spinal Cord

“This is a monograph concerning the role of spinal and brain stimulation for refractory neurological disorders like pain management, epilepsy, and movement disorders. … This is also a good book for basic scientists working on animal models of motor neuronal, epileptic, and degenerative processes. Have a human atlas on brain structure available for corroberational of the landmarks, such as Schaltenbrand’s atlas.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, June, 2016)

“It is a concise, current account of the basics of chronic neural stimulation and techniques and clinical applications in this growing field. The audience includes neurosurgery, neurology, psychiatry, and neurophysiology trainees and practitioners. The book is also helpful for neuroscientists, physical medicine physicians, pain specialists, and primary care physicians. … This is a timely, comprehensive, well-written review of deep brain and spinal cord stimulation that takes readers from the history through the basics to clinical applications and recent advances.” (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2015)

• Department of Neurological Surgery, Koyo Hospital, Wakayama, Japan

  Toru Itakura

Toru Itakura, MD, PhD, graduated from Wakayama Medical University, Japan, in 1970 and subsequently gained a PhD in Neurological Surgery from the same university. He became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Wakayama Medical University in 1983, an Associate Professor in 1992 and full Professor in 1994. In 2008 Professor Itakura became Chairman of Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine and since 2010 he has been President of Wakayama Medical University.

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