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International Patients prefer to get Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Mumbai

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Overview During Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) electrodes are implanted within specific area of the patients. These electrodes produce electrical impulses, which then control the irregular and abnormal impulses; or these electrical impulses can affect some cells and chemicals in the brain. The amount of stimulation in this procedure is regulated by a pacemaker-like device. This device is positioned under the patient’s skin in the upper chest, under the collarbone. A wire placed under the skin connects this device to the electrodes in the brain. There are two ways in which this procedure is done:   Awake Microelectrode-guided DBS Asleep Interventional-MRI guided (iMRI) DBS When is DBS needed? This is not exactly the cure for the below mentioned diseases but Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a very efficient and established in keeping the symptoms of these diseases under control. This treatment methodology is mostly reserved for those patients, who are not able to or ca