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Deep Brain Stimulation

"Deep Brain Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Therapy for MOVEMENT DISORDERS, especially PARKINSON DISEASE, that applies electricity via stereotactic implantation of ELECTRODES in specific areas of the BRAIN such as the THALAMUS. The electrodes are attached to a neurostimulator placed subcutaneously.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Deep Brain Stimulation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Deep Brain Stimulation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 42 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2014
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