Long-term Brain Stimulation of the Motor Ventral Thalamus (VOP/VIM) to Improve Motor Function

Description

The study is designed to assess the assistive effects of DBS (i.e., immediate effects when the stimulation is turned ON) and obtain preliminary evidence for therapeutic effects (i.e., long-lasting effects with stimulation OFF). Researchers will 1) quantify the ability to recruit facial and oropharyngeal muscles with electrical stimulation of the motor thalamus in patients with DBS for movement disorders, 2) quantify the ability to recruit arm and hand muscles with electrical stimulation of the motor thalamus in patients with DBS, and 3) verify if the delivery of DBS has effects on the central nervous system with clinical measures.