Welcome to the next generation of medicine
Barrow Neurological Institute is once again at the vanguard of dramatic changes in global medical research and treatments.
Barrow proposes to assemble a world-class team of medical and research experts to pioneer new paths for the treatment of devastating brain disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and depression, through the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS). As part of the proposed Center for Adaptive Brain Function at the Phoenix-based institute, world-renowned medical experts will work together to improve current therapies and expand uses of DBS to treat some of the most common, yet destructive neurological disorders.
Now used largely as a treatment for Parkinson's disease, DBS will be studied and developed into a cutting-edge treatment for conditions ranging from depression to Alzheimer's disease.
"I see DBS as something that has incredible potential impact on society," says Robert F. Spetzler, MD, director of Barrow. "If you can impact one person who was nonfunctional and make them function, you can make an incredible impact."
In fact, Barrow neurosurgeons already have performed thousands of DBS surgeries on Parkinson’s patients. But Barrow’s successes in this area of neuroscience have only begun. The Center for Adaptive Brain Function will enable the institute’s medical and research team to transform what once seemed like science fiction, into everyday medicine.
To learn more about deep brain stimulations, click here.
To learn more about Dr. Spetzler and the team of physicians and researchers working on this important project, click here.
The Center for Adaptive Brain Function will require $25 million in funding for the initial phase of development.
To learn how you can support the Center for Adaptive Brain Function and Barrow by making a gift to our Foundation, call please 602-406-3041 or donate online by clicking here.
