DBS- Brain battery is a treatment method that is successfully used in many neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, dystonia and tremor.
When using a brain battery, no batteries are placed inside the brain, and very thin millimetre- sized electrodes are placed in sickly areas inside the brain. By means of a battery placed under the skin, under the clavicle, electrical signals are constantly transmitted to the electrodes inside the brain. Thus, the nerve cells with electrical activity impaired because of the disease are restored again, and the signs of the disease disappear. The DBS- "brain battery" surgery is performed within 4-5 hours under local anaesthesia, without putting the patient to sleep. After the operation, the electrodes placed into the brain, are regulated by remote- controlled device, under the control of the neurologists. The battery shelf life is about 5-6 years. After this period is over old battery is able to be replaced with a new one within 15 minutes, without interfering with the cables in the brain. The most innovative DBS brain batteries shelf life is 15-20 years, and thanks to Bluetooth waves, the energy balance is able to be recharged, which is quite economical and in terms of the fact that the patient reduces the number of visits to the doctor. Besides Parkinson's disease, surgery is also used to treat such diseases as tremor,dystonia (stretching of certain parts of the body), epilepsy, Tourette's syndrome (TIC), obsessive- compulsive disorder.