Practice and Potential of Deep Brain Stimulation

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Gordon H. Baltuch, MD, PhD Known as the ‘pacemaker for the brain,' deep brain stimulation has made noteworthy progress in treating Parkinson's disease. Dr. Gordon Baltuch, associate professor of neurosurgery and director of the Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Lee Freedman to explain how deep brain stimulation works, and take a look ahead to its potential treatment applications for other diseases.