Deep brain stimulation
Neurosurgery · Planning care in Germany and Czechia
- Clinical name
- Deep brain stimulation
- German
- Tiefe Hirnstimulation (THS)
- Czech
- Hluboká mozková stimulace (DBS)
Implanted stimulation for eligible movement disorders.
Before your appointment
A specialist team assesses diagnosis, medicine response, cognition and surgical risk. Confirm who will provide programming after returning home.
Time, hospital stay & appointments
Times are planning guides, not national averages or guaranteed schedules. They reflect published provider examples and patient guidance. The treating team confirms the individual plan, time needed near the clinic and fitness to travel. Waiting lists are not included.
- Procedure or course duration
- Assessment, implantation and device programming occur in separate stages.
- Hospital stay
- The centre confirms day-case or inpatient care, observation and discharge criteria after assessment. Hospital nights and time needed nearby are separate.
- Visits and repeat attendance
- Assessment, implantation and device programming or checks are separate stages. Plan for ongoing specialist follow-up and confirm which visits must occur at the implanting centre.
- Recovery and travel planning
- The operation is followed by repeated programming and medicine reviews. DBS manages selected symptoms and does not cure Parkinson’s disease.
Sources & finding a provider
Editorial source check: 29 October 2026. This is educational information, not an individual clinical assessment.
The specialty directories below help you research providers in each country; they do not confirm this procedure at every centre. The receiving service confirms eligibility, availability and international-patient acceptance. Procedure-specific clinical references are listed separately.