Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for movement
disorders. We have previously shown that in our practice, the majority of adult patients prefer …

Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is increasingly used to treat a wide variety of
neurological and psychiatric disorders. Implantable pulse generators (implantable pulse …

Introduction: DBS is a widely used therapy for PD. There is now a choice between fixed-life
implantable pulse generators (IPGs) and rechargeable IPGs, each having advantages and …

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is highly successful in treating Parkinson's
disease (PD), dystonia, and essential tremor (ET). Until recently implantable …

Introduction: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders has been mainly
performed with constant voltage (CV) technology. More recently also constant current (CC) …

Purpose/Aim of the study: Rechargeable deep brain stimulation (DBS) system with longer
battery life has become available for treating movement disorders. However, little …

Introduction Rechargeable internal pulse generators (r-IPGs) for deep brain stimulation
(DBS) promise a longer battery life and cost effectiveness compared to non-rechargeable …

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is used in the treatment of movement disorders,
chronic pain and certain neuropsychiatric conditions. Its effect is achieved through local …

Abstract Background/Aims: Nonrechargeable deep brain stimulation implantable pulse
generators (IPGs) for movement disorders require surgical replacement every few years due …

Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a cost-effective strategy for the treatment of
different neurologic disorders. However, DBS procedures are associated with high costs of …