What is RNS and What is DBS for Epilepsy?

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Dr. John Rolston is a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at the University of Utah, where he is the Director of Epilepsy Surgery and Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Clinically, he specializes in epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders (Parkinson’s, dystonia, tremor), focused ultrasound, trigeminal neuralgia, and neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders (depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tourette’s syndrome). The University of Utah offers many innovative treatments for these conditions: minimally invasive epilepsy surgery (laser ablation, stereo-electroencephalography [SEEG]), asleep DBS surgery for movement disorders, directional leads for DBS, and others.