Most promising treatment & tech for nervous system disorder

Cards (5)

  • Gene Therapies - therapies involve
    modifying or replacing faulty genes to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and inherited neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Neural interface -brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), allowing direct communication between the brain and external devices. Restoring movements to paralyzed individuals and condition like epilepsy and parkinson's disease
  • Deep brain stimulation - surgical procedure that implanting electrodes in brain to deliver direct impulse. DBS are treating Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • Immunotherapies - monoclonal antibodies and other immune-based treatments, for aim to modulate the immune system to treat causes of disorders. Potential to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's disease, and autoimmune encephalitis.
  • Neuropharmacology - a developing drug for migraine prevention, epilepsy and management of neuropathic pain