Optimal geometry and stimulating mechanism of deep-brain electrode - Role of electrode contact geometry

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Abstract

Deep brain stimulation has been demonstrated as an effective treatment for various locomotion disorders; however, the stimulating mechanism by which these high frequency electrical pulses intertwined with the geometry of electrode act on neuronal activity is unclear. Finite element analytic model of electrode in deep brain stimulation was established in this paper to investigate the impact of changes of electrode contact geometry on the cerebral electric field. The computational calculation showed that electrode contact configuration not only determined the stimulation position of electrode in the deep brain, but also played an important role on stimulated tissue area and stimulated field strength, which can provide more practical design rule for the electrode in deep brain stimulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNumerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics - International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2008
Pages355-358
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventInternational Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2008 - Psalidi, Kos, Greece
Duration: 16 Sep 200820 Sep 2008

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1048
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2008
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityPsalidi, Kos
Period16/09/0820/09/08

Keywords

  • Deep brain stimulation
  • Electrode
  • Simulation analysis
  • Structure optimization

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