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The advent of deep brain stimulation (DBS) is arguably the most important advance so far in the treatment of movement disorders. Certainly for Parkinson?s disease, DBS is the most revolutionary therapy since the introduction of levodopa a half-century ago. And for tremor disorders and dystonia, no other treatment has approached the impact that DBS has made since its availability two decades ago. Indeed, DBS is now firmly established as a pivotal treatment for movement disorders, and new indications for DBS in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders have emerged and continue to evolve. DBS is appealing because it provides precisely targeted, adjustable, and reversible modulation of faulty neural circuits occurring in a variety of brain disorders.

I remember clearly the first patient I treated with DBS, a man with essential tremor who had lost the ability to perform the most basic of tasks because of his severe tremor. Abolishment of his tremor on the operating room table during DBS test stimulation prompted a wide smile from the patient, followed by tears of joy. I was equally in awe, and equally moved. Since then, I?ve been privileged to witness the transformative effect of DBS on numerous individuals: patients treated with DBS commonly experience substantial gains in function and meaningful improvements in quality of life. The impact on the lives of patients and their loved ones – and the clinicians who care for them – is often profound.