Deep Brain Stimulation ranks #9 by transforming Parkinson's disease treatment with a 70% tremor reduction rate, outperforming traditional lesioning surgery. Alim Louis Benabid's 1987 discovery that high-frequency electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus alleviates tremors now extends to depression, OCD, and epilepsy. This success rate surpasses the runner-up medication therapies, which achieve only a 50% response rate. Over 160,000 patients have received implants worldwide, reporting a consistent 50% improvement in quality-of-life scores, making DBS a benchmark for neuromodulation therapies.
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