Deep Brain Stimulation

Sunrise is the first hospital in Nevada to acquire the revolutionary Activa Tremor Control Therapy with STEALTH image guidance system, a new treatment option that helps suppress tremor by using a fully implantable neurostimulator -- a pacemaker-like device -- to deliver mild, electrical stimualtion to block brain signals that cause tremors.  This leading-edge technology allows people who struggle to perform everyday tasks, due to the uncontrollable and sometimes wild shaking of their limbs, to be restored to a normal daily existence.  The new therapy has proven to be a tremendous success with thousands of Essential Tremor and Parkinson's patients worldwide.

Activa Tremor Control Therapy uses an implanted neurostimulator to send mild electrical pulses to the brain to suppress tremor, the same way a cardiac pacemaker sends electrical signals to control a heartbeat.  The mild pulses interfere with the erratic tremor signals, reducing debilitating tremor in over 80 percent of patients treated.  The neurostimulator is implanted under the skin near the collarbone and provides the mild electrical stimulation.  The procedure, called sterotactic surgery, uses an external 3-dimensional frame of reference.  Functional-based STEALTH software -- another Sunrise first -- allows the neurosurgeon to make physiologic recordings and view them on a laptop computer during the procedure for the most accurate placement.

The Tremor Control Therapy's programmable feature ensures optimal suppressions by meeting customized patient needs.  It should last a lifetime, but is also reversible should new medical advances in the treatment of tremor be developed.

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