Deep brain stimulation not effective for treating early Alzheimer`s
(WorldNews Health)

ByJianye Nie /PublishedOct 19, 2018 A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that individuals with early onset Alzheimer`s disease-those under the age of 65-don`t benefit from deep brain stimulation, a treatment already proven to be effective for easing motor symptoms of people with Parkinson`s disease. `Our results suggest that as we look at deep brain stimulation as a treatment for Alzheimer`s disease, we should probably focus on those over 65, which is the bulk of people with Alzheimer`s,` says Jeannie-Marie Leoutsakos, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. `Over the years, there`s been little in the pipeline that is...