Deep Brain Stimulation

This book provides a multidisciplinary guide for identifying and treating people who could benefit from deep brain stimulation (DBS). DBS is a type of neurosurgery that is highly effective for managing symptoms in people with movement disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and epilepsy. It also is being used to treat patients with severe depression, anxiety, and pain, among others. This book is geared toward all learners and experienced clinicians who work with these populations.

Christina A Palmese PhD, ABPP-CN is an Associate Professor in Neurology and Psychiatry and Director of Clinical Neuropsychological Services in Neurology at The Mount Sinai Hospital, where she also is Director of Continuing Education for Psychology within the Icahn School of Medicine. She earned her PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center and completed her Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center. She has authored numerous articles and book chapters on movement disorder and epilepsy, is on the editorial board and ad-hoc reviewer for several scientific journals and holds leadership roles within national and international neuropsychology and movement disorder organizations.

Kathryn A. Wyman-Chick, PsyD, ABPP-CN is a clinical neuropsychologist at Struthers Parkinson's Center, a Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence who routinely works with DBS populations. She is an NIH-funded principal investigator focused on diagnosis and treatment of Lewy body disease, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. In 2022, she received a research award from the International Lewy Body Dementia Association. Dr. Wyman was also selected for highly competitive leadership programs through the Movement Disorder Society and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. She maintains active involvement in the Parkinson Study Group, as well as the Movement Disorder Special Interest Group of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Michele K. York, PhD, ABPP-CN is a tenured Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Section Head of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the Neuropsychologist for the Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center at the Michael E. DeBakey VA. She earned her MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Vanderbilt University and completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology at BCM. She has won numerous university and national clinical and teaching awards and has published over 90 articles and book chapters on neuropsychological aspects of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly movements disorders and deep brain stimulation.