Deep Brain Stimulation: Indications and Applications - Hardcover

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Kendall H. Lee is a consultant in the Department of Neurologic Surgery with joint appointments in the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic and founder of NaviNetics, Inc, a medical device company. He joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 2006. He is the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor of Neurosurgery and holds the academic rank of professor of biomedical engineering. He also founded Neural Engineering and Precision Surgery Laboratories and is currently a director emeritus at Mayo Clinic. Dr Lee is an expert on neurological disorders and sees patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, Tourette syndrome, dystonia and other neurodegenerative diseases. His research focuses on developing deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, tremor, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and epilepsy. Beyond these movement disorders, his recent research has expanded into the field of psychiatric disorders, and he is actively developing new surgical frames to enhance both surgical precision and patient comfort.

Jin Woo Chang is a professor at Korea University Anam Hospital and the first president of Asian Pacific Society for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Surgery. He specializes in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, and his main interest is the neuromodulation of the central nervous system with new innovative techniques, such as electrical stimulation and focused ultrasound. Dr Chang has published more than 270 academic papers in SCI(E) journals around the world. He is a co-author of more than eight prominent neurosurgery textbooks and has authored countless domestic papers and textbooks. Currently Dr Chang serves as a section editor of the journal World Neurosurgery and an editorial board member of the journals Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Neuromodulation.