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Department for Neurosurgery

[Translate to englisch:] Funktionelle Neurochirurgie - Tiefenhirnstimulation am UKR

Neurosurgery

Functional neurosurgery – deep brain stimulation

Functional neurosurgery is a speciality of neurosurgery that focuses on the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders through targeted surgical interventions in the brain. The aim is to alter the function of specific neural networks in order to alleviate symptoms or improve function.

  • Conditions
    • Movement disorders (Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia)
    • Epilepsy
    • Mental health conditions (depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder)
    • Spasticity
    • Chronic pain syndromes: Back/leg pain after spinal surgery; complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS, Sudeck's disease); trigeminal neuralgia; after peripheral nerve injury; peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD)

  • Treatment
    • Deep brain stimulation: This involves implanting electrodes in specific regions of the brain. An implanted pulse generator then sends electrical pulses to modulate neuronal activity.
    • Vagus nerve stimulation
    • Stimulation near the spinal cord (spinal cord stimulation, SCS)
    • Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS)
    • Drug pumps for intrathecal drug delivery
    • Facet and nerve root blocks
    • Percutaneous thermocoagulation of the gasserian ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia

  • Collaboration

    The Clinic and Polyclinic for Neurosurgery has been working closely with the Neurological and Psychiatric University Clinics at the Regensburg District Hospital for many years to treat patients with movement disorders and psychiatric illnesses: Centre for Deep Brain Stimulation.

Contact

  • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schlaier,
    Neurosurgery Clinic and Polyclinic Senior Physician
    Neurosurgical Director of the Centre for Deep Brain Stimulation