Movement Disorders & Deep Brain Stimulation
When tremor, stiffness, or involuntary movements are no longer controlled by medication, deep brain stimulation (DBS) and other functional procedures can offer meaningful, lasting relief. Dr. Barone evaluates each patient alongside neurology and movement-disorder specialists to determine candidacy and deliver precisely targeted, adjustable therapy.
DBS care pathway
From candidacy to programmed therapy
Evaluation
Review symptoms, medication response, diagnosis, and goals.
Target planning
Select the brain target and surgical plan with the movement-disorder team.
Implantation
Place electrodes and the pulse generator using image-guided techniques.
Programming
Tune stimulation settings over time to improve benefit and reduce side effects.
Careful candidacy
Symptoms, medication response, goals, and neurologic testing guide whether DBS is appropriate.
Precise targeting
Imaging and stereotactic planning support accurate placement for the selected brain circuit.
Ongoing programming
DBS benefit is refined after surgery through programming visits and long-term follow-up.
When medication no longer controls your symptoms
If your Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia symptoms fluctuate through the day, require ever-higher medication doses, or interfere with writing, eating, or daily life, it may be time to ask whether deep brain stimulation could help. DBS is reversible and adjustable, and the best outcomes come from careful patient selection — which begins with an evaluation.
Treatments & procedures
- ✓Deep brain stimulation (DBS) candidacy evaluation
- ✓DBS for Parkinson's disease
- ✓DBS for essential tremor
- ✓Focused ultrasound for essential tremor and Parkinson's tremor
- ✓Dystonia surgery / DBS
- ✓Selective peripheral denervation for cervical dystonia / torticollis
- ✓Functional and stereotactic neurosurgery
Conditions & treatments we cover
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Deep brain stimulation is an adjustable, reversible treatment that uses implanted electrodes and a pulse generator to modulate brain circuits involved in tremor, stiffness, slowness, and involuntary movements.
Learn more →DBS for Parkinson's Disease
When Parkinson's symptoms fluctuate or medication is no longer enough, deep brain stimulation can smooth out "on–off" swings, reduce tremor and stiffness, and often allow lower medication doses.
Learn more →DBS for Essential Tremor
For disabling essential tremor that no longer responds to medication, deep brain stimulation can dramatically reduce shaking and restore the ability to write, eat, and use the hands.
Learn more →Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor & Parkinson's Tremor
Focused ultrasound is an incisionless treatment option for selected patients with medication-resistant essential tremor or Parkinson's tremor, using MRI-guided sound energy and real-time temperature monitoring to target the tremor circuit without an implanted device.
Learn more →Cervical Dystonia Surgery: DBS and Selective Peripheral Denervation
Cervical dystonia surgery may include deep brain stimulation or selective peripheral denervation for selected patients whose abnormal neck posture, pain, or muscle contractions remain disabling despite medication, therapy, or injections.
Learn more →Request an evaluation with Dr. Barone
New patients and referring physicians are welcome. Patients from outside Houston, across the United States, and internationally are welcome.