Request a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) assessment
If you are considering DBS as a treatment option, our team can help determine whether you are a suitable candidate.
What is deep brain stimulation and what is it used for?
DBS is recommended for patients with neurological or psychiatric conditions that do not respond to medication. In other words, people who continue to experience disabling symptoms despite receiving optimal pharmacological treatment. Common indications include:
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
DEPRESSION
CLUSTER HEADACHE
In all cases, the goal of DBS is to improve symptoms and enhance the patient's quality of life when medications are insufficient or cause significant side effects. Patient selection is key and is carried out through a comprehensive evaluation by our team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, and specialized nursing staff.
Second opinion on deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's or essential tremor
Consult our specialists if you are considering a safe and effective surgical alternative.
Benefits of Deep Brain Stimulation
DBS helps control both motor and non-motor symptoms continuously, 24 hours a day, with fewer fluctuations than medication alone. It is also an adjustable and reversible technique that can be adapted to the patient's evolution:
- Reduction of symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia
- Decrease in medication and related side effects
- Improvement in personal autonomy and quality of life
- Custom and dynamic adjustment of stimulation parameters
A safe and effective procedure
More than 80% of patients experience a significant improvement in symptoms, with medication reductions of up to 50-80%. Surgery is safe, with a major complication rate below 1%. If needed, the system can be deactivated or adjusted at any time.
Our experience in DBS
Our team has more than 30 years of experience performing DBS with proven outcomes. We have treated over 1,200 patients with Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, refractory epilepsy, or neuropsychiatric conditions, achieving a major complication rate below 1% and no surgery-related mortality. Multidisciplinary collaboration, extensive expertise, and cutting-edge technology are key to our success. We offer intraoperative imaging, stereotactic navigation, and smart programming systems. The entire process - from patient selection to long-term follow-up - is performed in a personalized, safe, and coordinated manner.
Do you want to know if you are a candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation?
If you're considering this treatment for yourself or a family member, get in touch with our team for a specialist assessment. We will guide you every step of the way with clear, realistic, and personalized information.
Why choose our expert DBS team?
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AND RECOGNITION
barnaclínic+ is part of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, a center internationally recognized for its medical excellence, leadership in functional neurosurgery, and capacity to train professionals from around the world. Our high volume of annual DBS procedures and clinical outcomes demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of our approach.
PREMIUM HOSPITALIZATION AND INTEGRATED CARE
Our hospitalization units offer a comfortable and private environment, with specialized nursing care for neurological patients. We support the patient throughout the entire process: preoperative planning, postoperative monitoring, and custom programming of the neurostimulator.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY
We are one of the few centers worldwide able to perform DBS under general anesthesia, without shaving the patient's head and using intraoperative CT verification. This improves patient comfort and surgical precision, eliminating the need for awake surgery. Most interventions are completed in a single session, with a maximum hospital stay of 2-3 days.
STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY
We use advanced neurosurgical planning tools, stereotactic navigation, intraoperative imaging, and AI-powered programming systems. This allows us to offer safe, accurate, and tailored procedures for each patient.
FAST AND RELIABLE DIAGNOSIS
We apply a care model based on multidisciplinary coordination and streamlined processes. Our Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment (DET) circuit minimizes waiting times and ensures thorough assessment in a high-complexity medical environment.
PERSONALIZED, PROFESSIONAL, AND HUMAN MEDICINE
Our deep brain stimulation team consists of internationally recognized experts in functional neurosurgery with over 30 years of experience. We dedicate ourselves almost exclusively to these procedures, providing highly specialized, compassionate, and patient-centered care.
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