Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Deep brain stimulation studies in Alzheimer's disease pose ethical challenges

Deep brain stimulation studies in Alzheimer's disease pose ethical challenges:

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Promising, early studies of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease have paved a path for future clinical trials, but there are unique ethical challenges with this vulnerable population regarding decision making and post-study treatment access that need to be addressed as they ramp up, Penn Medicine researchers argue in a new review in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.


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