{"id":7322,"date":"2016-06-03T05:49:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T05:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/rbwh\/uncategorized\/fellowship-stimulates-parkinsons-research.html\/"},"modified":"2017-07-10T05:52:48","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T05:52:48","slug":"fellowship-stimulates-parkinsons-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/rbwh\/news\/fellowship-stimulates-parkinsons-research","title":{"rendered":"Fellowship stimulates Parkinson’s research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fellowship stimulates Parkinson’s research<\/h1><\/h1><\/div>
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Dr Philip Mosley\u2019s research aims to prevent psychiatric problems some Parkinson\u2019s disease patients encounter after undergoing a surgical procedure to improve motor function.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ground-breaking neuroscience research is offering new possibilities to help patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

Dr Philip Mosley, a staff psychiatrist at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital, and a researcher at QIMR Berghofer, has been awarded a $180,000 Advance Queensland Research Fellowship for his work on overcoming the negative impact of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) treatment on some people with Parkinson\u2019s disease. Dr Mosley has received additional support from QIMR Berghofer and industry totalling over $500,000 to progress this research.<\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s disease is the second most common neurological condition in Australia after Alzheimer\u2019s dementia. It is diagnosed on the basis of \u2018motor\u2019 symptoms including tremor, stiffness and slowness, although sufferers commonly also experience \u2018non-motor\u2019 psychiatric symptoms including depression, anxiety, psychotic symptoms and impulse control disorders.<\/p>\n

DBS is a surgical procedure used to treat the movement symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease that involves implanting electrodes in both sides of the brain which are then programmed to deliver continuous electrical stimulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cDBS is a wonderful treatment for most people with Parkinson\u2019s disease, but unfortunately up to 20% of patients develop significant psychiatric symptoms in the early months after DBS. These commonly include changes to personality and decision-making, such as loss of empathy and recklessness\u201d Dr Mosley said.<\/p>\n

Working as a neuropsychiatrist, Dr Mosley said the motivation for his research was driven by the trauma and suffering this cohort of patients and their families endured.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy research aims to find a reliable method of predicting which patients are at risk before they undergo the DBS procedure,\u201d he said. \u201cIn addition, once the electrodes are implanted, we aim to work out which brain regions are stimulated through their neuronal connections with the surgical target.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing the state-of-the-art brain imaging technology at the Herston Imaging Research Facility (HIRF), we\u2019ll produce a map of connections within the brain that are associated with psychiatrically safe stimulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis knowledge will help to guide DBS electrode programming and improve the safety profile of this important therapy, which has been used to treat over 100,000 patients worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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