DBS for Cognitive Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury

Summary

Patients with memory and cognitive deficits following TBI that do not respond to conventional treatments experience a decrease in quality of life. Despite advances in neuroimaging, genetics, pharmacology and psychosocial interventions in the last half century, little progress has been made in altering the natural history of the condition or its outcome. This study would explore whether a surgical therapy is safe and potentially effective in patients who develop refractory memory and cognitive d

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female or male patients between age 18-70. 2. Diagnosis of memory and cognitive deficits in patients who suffered TBI will be defined according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th edition (DSM-5). 3. Patients with cognitive disorder not otherwise specified, dementia,

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