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“DBS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DBS. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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DBS
abbreviation
deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapeutic option for intractable neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson's disease and major depression.—
Viviana Gradinaru et al., Science
Viviana Gradinaru et al., ScienceDBS involves the insertion of electrodes deep in the brain to hit a precise neuroanatomical target that is believed to be central to the disease being treated.—Alison Abbott, Nature
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