Advances in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders

Dear Colleagues,

Deep brain stimulation is one of the fastest-growing neuroscience areas, involving both neurological and bioengineering fields, and impacting thousands of patients with several neurological disorders. Through electrical intervention to modulate nervous system functions, DBS technology has dramatically improved motor and non-motor symptoms among the main movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, and Tourette’s syndrome. With the evolution of therapy, many advances have been seen, such as new targets and new profiles of patients referred to DBS, as well as newer technologies, such as advanced neuroimaging software and closed-loop systems.

This Special Issue seeks original research and reviews addressing advances in DBS for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. Submissions will be welcomed on the following topics:

• Neurophysiology to guide adaptive DBS (aDBS) and identify neural biomarkers for different symptoms;
• Imaging-based programming DBS studies;
• DBS research that addresses challenging symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, such as gait and balance problems, along with non-motor symptoms;
• The role of genetics in DBD indications for Parkinson’s disease and dystonia;
• Cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and the computational modeling of DBS;
• New targets and new advanced programming strategies;
• Critical features to be incorporated into future DBS devices.

Dr. Rubens Gisbert Cury
Guest Editor

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