Neurosurgery Special Interest Group

Mission

To establish within the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society a group of movement disorder practitioners, from either medical or surgical backgrounds, dedicated to collaboration between specialties to continuously improve patient care and clinical outcomes, as related to surgical therapies.

The Neurosurgery Special Interest Group will develop educational programs, and clinical tools for multidisciplinary use aimed at offering innovative surgical solutions to complex neurologic disorders.

The Multi-site DBS Center Survey (Ongoing Project)

Preliminary Findings (PPT) │DBS Survey Poster

Abstract Publication: Butala AA, Mills KA, Schmidt P, Okun MS, Mari Z. A multi-site survey of Parkinson’s disease deep brain stimulation center best practice: moving toward a standard of care for DBS [abstract]. Movement Disorders. 2016 June; 31(suppl 2): S13.

DBS Complications Scale (New Project)

Objective(s): To review and categorize literature records of all DBS complications and develop an MDS-approved DBS Complications Scale to share with the Movement Disorders community

Related Links and Resources

• Brief History of Neurosurgery for Parkinson’s disease
• Current and Emerging Surgical Treatments
• Definition of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
• Pioneer Surgeon Lars Leksell  
• Pioneer Surgeon Henry T. Wycis  
• Pioneer Surgeon Irving S. Cooper  
• References