Mayo Clinic's approach

  • Teamwork. At Mayo Clinic, an integrated team approach is used to treat people who have deep brain stimulation. The team includes Mayo Clinic doctors with training in brain conditions (neurologists), brain surgeons (neurosurgeons), doctors with training in mental health conditions (psychiatrists), specialized programming nurses and other specialists.
  • Research. The Mayo Clinic deep brain stimulation teams have been studying the use of deep brain stimulation for many years. They're currently studying new types of stimulating systems, as well as ways to maximize the effectiveness of the therapy and reduce side effects. Clinical trials may be available to Mayo Clinic patients.
  • Advanced surgical technology. Specialists at Mayo Clinic use computer-assisted brain surgery, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) and awake brain surgery during deep brain stimulation. Mayo Clinic surgeons have extensive experience with deep brain stimulation.

Expertise and rankings

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic experts treat more than 1,700 people each year with deep brain stimulation. Mayo Clinic specialists have used deep brain stimulation to treat people who have essential tremor, Parkinson's disease and dystonia. They also have used deep brain stimulation to treat people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), cluster headaches, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy and chronic pain that hasn't responded to other treatments.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology and neurosurgery departments' expertise and rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.

By Mayo Clinic Staff