SERVICES
Deep brain stimulation DBS
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical treatment involving the implantation of a medical device, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain. DBS in select brain regions has provided remarkable therapeutic benefits for otherwise treatment-resistant movement disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, Essential Tremor and Dystonia.
BOTULINUM TOXIN THERAPY
Botulinum toxin (Botox ®) is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used:
- to treat the abnormal head position and neck pain that happens with cervical dystonia (CD)
- to treat increased muscle stiffness in elbow, wrist, and finger muscles in people 18 years and older with upper limb spasticity
- to prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine who have 15 or more days each month with headache lasting 4 or more hours each day in people 18 years or older
- to treat certain types of eye muscle problems (strabismus) or abnormal spasm of the eyelids (blepharospasm) in people 12 years and older
- to treat leakage of urine (incontinence) in adults 18 years and older with overactive bladder due to neurologic disease who still have leakage or connot tolerate the side effects after trying an anticholinergic medication
Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy
ITB TherapySM uses two fully implantable components – an infusion pump and an intraspinal catheter – to deliver precise amounts of Lioresal® Intrathecal (baclofen injection) directly into the intrathecal space.
Because ITB Therapy delivers baclofen directly to the spinal cord, it may relieve severe spasticity with smaller amounts of medication than when taken orally. This may present an alternative for patients who do not respond to or cannot tolerate therapeutic oral doses.
