Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Overview of DBS for movement disorders.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
NeurologyNeurosurgery

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [IPG188]: Deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease)
National
NICE guideline [IPG19]: Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease
National
Clinical practice guidelines on the use of deep brain stimulation for neurological and psychiatric disorders: A consensus statement of the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN)
Local
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Local
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
Local
Consensus guidelines for infection reduction in deep brain stimulation surgery: A modified Delphi study
Local
European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Part IV: Deep brain stimulation
Local