Direct Cost of Parkinson’s Disease: A Real-World Data Study of Second-Line Therapies by Elisa Gomez-Inhiesto, María Teresa Acaiturri-Ayesta, Iker Ustarroz-Aguirre, Diana Camahuali, Maider Urtaran-Laresgoiti, Marisol Basabe-Aldecoa, Roberto Nuño-Solinís, Elena Urizar

“…The aim of this study was to analyse the costs of the following therapies: deep brain stimulation (DBS), continuous duodenal levodopa/carbidopa infusion (CDLCI), and continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion (CSAI). …”
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Advancing Neuroscience and Therapy: Insights into Genetic and Non-Genetic Neuromodulation Approaches by Weijia Zhi, Ying Li, Lifeng Wang, Xiangjun Hu

“…This review categorizes neuromodulation techniques into genetic neuromodulation methods (including optogenetics, chemogenetics, sonogenetics, and magnetogenetics) and non-genetic neuromodulation methods (including deep brain stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial ultrasound stimulation, photobiomodulation therapy, infrared neuromodulation, electromagnetic stimulation, sensory stimulation therapy, and multi-physical-factor stimulation techniques). …”
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Therapeutic Approaches to Tackle the Challenge of Depression That Is Resistant to Treatment–A Narrative Review by Md. Rajdoula Rafe, Abdul Waris, Pranoy Saha

“…Nonpharmacological interventions, including brain stimulation such as theta burst stimulation, deep brain stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, intermittent transcranial magnetic stimulation, and magnetic seizure therapy, as well as psychotherapeutic approaches, are being explored for the management of TRD in both present and future contexts. …”
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Impact of Duodopa on Quality of Life in Advanced Parkinson's Disease: A UK Case Series by T. Foltynie, C. Magee, C. James, G. J. M. Webster, A. J. Lees, P. Limousin

“…Treatment options in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) include subcutaneous apomorphine, pallidal or subthalamic nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), or levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG/Duodopa). …”
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Time series segmentation for recognition of epileptiform patterns recorded via microelectrode arrays in vitro. by Gabriel Galeote-Checa, Gabriella Panuccio, Angel Canal-Alonso, Bernabe Linares-Barranco, Teresa Serrano-Gotarredona

“…Approximately 30-40% of patients respond poorly to antiepileptic medications, leading to a significant negative impact on their quality of life. Closed-loop deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment for individuals who do not respond to medical therapy. …”
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Reverse Visually Guided Reaching in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Pauline Gaprielian, Stephen H. Scott, Ron Levy

“…Preoperative psychological assessments are used to screen for impulsivity that may be worsened by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). …”
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Modeling the modulation of beta oscillations in the basal ganglia by dual-target optogenetic stimulation by Xiaomin Wang, Ying Yu, Qingyun Wang

“…Optogenetic techniques provide precise control over the activity of specific neurons within the nucleus, offering more accurate regulatory effects compared to deep brain stimulation. The heterogeneity of the globus pallidus externa (GPe) has garnered wide attention, wherein significant differences in pathological changes emphasize its potential as a stimulation target with distinct mechanisms. …”
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Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Posturography in Developing a Rehabilitation Program by Davide Ferrazzoli, Alfonso Fasano, Roberto Maestri, Rossana Bera, Grazia Palamara, Maria Felice Ghilardi, Gianni Pezzoli, Giuseppe Frazzitta

“…The dopaminergic drugs or deep brain stimulation does not always provide significant improvements of BD and rehabilitative approaches have also failed to restore this condition. …”
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Unravelling the Enigma of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment Perspectives: A Narrative Review by Rohit Wani, Bhagyesh Sapkale, Supriya Meshram, Sachin R Gedam

“…While the mechanism by which certain treatments become effective for HSAM is poorly understood, the use of interventions such as deep brain stimulation or cognitive-behavioural therapy may be warranted. …”
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Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders in the context of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic by R. Kaladytė Lokominienė

“…., for adjusting or checking deep brain stimulation programming, battery failure, levodopa duodenal pump treatments, botulinum toxin therapy), and patients should be encouraged to use sports equipment available at home and /or play virtual reality games. …”
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A Wavelet-Based Correlation Analysis Framework to Study Cerebromuscular Activity in Essential Tremor by Yifan Zhao, Ramon C. Laguna, Yitian Zhao, Jimmy Jiang Liu, Xiongxiong He, John Yianni, Ptolemaios G. Sarrigiannis

“…Objective. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) provides dramatic tremor relief in patients with severe essential tremor (ET). …”
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Pimavanserin Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis in Clinical Practice by Khashayar Dashtipour, Fiona Gupta, Robert A. Hauser, Cherian A. Karunapuzha, John C. Morgan

“…Issues addressed include distinguishing PDP from similar symptoms caused by other disorders such as dementia, coordinating pimavanserin with other PD medications and with deep brain stimulation, adapting pimavanserin dosing for optimal benefit and tolerability, and recognizing variability of PDP symptoms due to patients’ changing life circumstances. …”
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0.5 V Digitally-Tunable Filters for Biomedical Applications Exploiting Segmented Duty-Cycled Resistors by Alessandro Fava, Francesco Centurelli, Giuseppe Scotti

“…The 8th-order filter, implemented with 4 cascaded instances of the proposed biquad filter, guarantees an attenuation higher than 30 dB at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$f_{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>/2 and 2f0 with a power consumption of 480 nW, and an area footprint of 0.152 mm2, thus satisfying the requirements to extract the epilepsy biomarker in closed-loop deep brain stimulation systems.…”
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Next generation bioelectronic medicine: making the case for non-invasive closed-loop autonomic neuromodulation by Imanuel Lerman, Yifeng Bu, Rahul Singh, Harold A. Silverman, Anuj Bhardwaj, Alex J. Mann, Alik Widge, Joseph Palin, Christopher Puleo, Hubert Lim

“…Early innovations, such as cardiac pacemakers and deep brain stimulation, paved the way for these sophisticated technologies. …”
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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy for the assessment and treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness by Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Yifang He, Sipeng Zhu, Dongsheng Liu, Xiaoke Chai, Xiaoke Chai, Qiheng He, Tianqing Cao, Jianghong He, Jingqi Li, Juanning Si, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Jizong Zhao, Jizong Zhao

“…Furthermore, fNIRS plays a pivotal role in diagnosis and treatment through its application in neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) and spinal cord stimulation (SCS).ConclusionAs a noninvasive, portable, and real-time neuroimaging tool, fNIRS holds significant promise for advancing the assessment and treatment of DoC. …”
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