Parkinson’s disease is a progressive condition that affects the brain and worsens over time, causing movement symptoms such as rigidity and tremor. The disease also can cause cognitive deficits in memory and thinking. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has proven to be an effective treatment to alleviate some motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. However, DBS can worsen the disease’s negative impact on executive function, working memory and verbal fluency.
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) are studying a new way to deliver DBS that could sustain the treatment’s motor benefits as well as improve cognitive dysfunction. If study results show benefits from the experimental treatment protocol, it could help people with other cognitive-related diagnoses as well…
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