Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s, Tourette’s
Parkinson’s, Tourette’s, dystonia. What these movement disorders all have in common is that they can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life.
Movement disorders make it extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to perform everyday activities such as tying your shoes, drinking water, walking, and even talking. But there is hope.
Deep brain stimulation procedures address involuntary movement disorders at their source — inside the human brain. Although it might sound like the work of mad scientists, it’s become common practice for Dr. Michael Okun and Dr. Kelly Foote.
This neurologist and neurosurgeon team founded the University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders. They’re leading experts in the field of Deep Brain Stimulation, where small electrodes are implanted in the brain to stimulate affected regions. With DBS, it’s possible to stop the abnormal activity within the brain that causes the symptoms of movement disorders.
Learn more about Dr. Okun and Dr. Foote’s technology available for licensing Deep Brain Stimulation System for Better Treatment of Movement-Related Disorders.