functional neurosurgery
Sun Bomin
chief physician
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineLearn about the hospital
Engaged in functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation research. Ruijin’s public information records that its team performed deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease and paid attention to postoperative program control and ongoing management.
Featured procedure / treatment
Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
Electrodes are implanted into specific brain areas, and electrical stimulation is controlled through an implantable stimulator. Repeated programming is required after surgery, as well as long-term management combined with medication and rehabilitation.
Mainly concerned diseases
Parkinson's Disease and Indicated Movement Disorders
Professional features
Consider preoperative motor symptom assessment, target positioning, postoperative programming and rehabilitation as a complete treatment process.
BEFORE YOUR VISIT
What do you need to know before treatment?
Assessment and applicable conditions
DBS cannot cure Parkinson's disease, nor can it improve all symptoms; cognition, mental status, and drug response affect suitability.
Recommended materials to prepare
Diagnosis and disease course records, medications and dosages, on-off symptoms, brain MRI and cognitive assessment.
This page is used to understand professional directions and does not constitute individual diagnosis and treatment advice. Specific admissions, surgical procedures, risks and treatment arrangements must be evaluated and confirmed by the hospital.