Elucidating the Effect of Extreme Delta Brush Pattern in Anti-N-Methyl-D- Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Encephalitis
Introduction Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate (Anti-NMDA) encephalitis (ANMDARE), an autoimmune initially manifests as viral prodrome progressing to psychiatric symptoms. These lead to movement disorders and/or seizures ultimately progressing to decreased level of consciousness. The extreme delta brush is a pattern usually observed in frontotemporal regions of premature infants. This pattern normally goes off upon anti-epileptic treatment, but it […]
Next generation DBS system for movement disorders receives Green Flag from FDA
The FDA recently approved Medtronic’s technologically advanced deep brain stimulation (DBS) system that has been designed to target motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, dystonia or essential tremor in a precise manner. The SenSight Directional Lead System for DBS therapy integrates the sensing capability that allows real-time monitoring of brain signals and a directional lead that […]