For the first time in Italy a new miniaturized neuro-stimulator was implanted in a patient of Parkinson’s sick with Parkinson’s sick. It could be a turning point in the care of this terrible pathology.
A brain neurostimulator that “controls” the disease of Parkinson’s: has been implanted at Polyclinic of Milan On a patient sick for some time, and will allow doctors, among other things, to change therapy even at a distance. It is the smallest existing rechargeable system, one New frontier for telemedicine And a decisive step forward towards increasingly personalized therapies. DBS, deep brain stimulation, consists in the positioning of a series of electrodes in specific areas of the brain: the electrodes are connected to a neuro-stimulator which by sending electrical impulses allows you to regulate the anomalous activities of the brain areas caused by the disease. It therefore helps to keep symptoms such as tremors under control, excessive slowness of movements and rigidity greatly improving the quality of life.
“This new brain stimulator – he explains Filippo Cogiamanian, director of the neurophysiopathology of the Milan Polyclinic – allows us, thanks to the integrated telemedicine platformto remotely modify the stimulation parameters according to the patient’s needs, reducing the need for travel, a crucial aspect for those who live away from the reference centers “.
“The system surgery of this neurostimulator, the smallest time available, went very well – he says Marco Locatelli, director of neurosurgery At the Polyclinic of Milan and associate professor at the University of Milan -, with a surgical protocol now consolidated by years of experience at our center: it was performed with the patient wake up, because it is important to monitor, when possible, brain activity and immediate response to stimulation “.
“This neurostimulator – underlines then Salvatore Bonvegna, head of the neuromodulation of the parkinson and parkinsonismo center of Milan – complete the recent technological innovations in the field of neuromodulation now available For patients with Parkinson’s diseasesuch as the deep adaptivein cerebral stimulation, which have seen the Parkinson and Parkinson’s center main protagonist on the international scene “. In practice, the neurostimulator system of this type guarantees a continuous and constant recording of the patient’s brain activity, a delivery modulated according to needs and also one also timely reprogramming of the device, in case of need: all elements that obviously contribute to improving quality of care. The realization of this project is due to the twenty-year collaboration between the Polyclinic of Milan and the Parkinson G.Pini-Cto Center.
