Brain diseases

About 4,000,000 people in the world suffer from idiopathic Parkinson's disease. In the US there are an estimated 1,000,000 Parkinson's patients and 60,000 new cases are reported each year.

Deep electrical stimulation of the brain is a treatment method for Parkinson's disease, based on the application of current through electrodes to specific structures (nuclei) in the brain.

This painful facial condition has been described in medical literature for over 100 years. The symptoms are described as brief stabbing or electrical pains on one side of the face.

Brain tumours are manifested by headache (55%), progressive weakness in the limbs (45%) or seizures (25%). There may be communication disorders (dysphasia) and behavioural changes (apathy, emotional disturbance, confusion, depression, etc.)

Cerebral vascular angiomas are rare vascular malformations that manifest with bleeding (20%) or seizures (60%). They are found in 0.02-0.13% of the population and may be hereditary.

Many patients experience pain (soreness) in an area of the body that is not relieved by medication. The pain may be caused by injuries, fractures, spinal surgery (failed back syndrome), systemic diseases (diabetic neuropathy), radiculopathy, or be of unknown cause.