Editorial. Deep brain stimulation for refractory posttraumatic stress disorder

Brain stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex, heterogeneous disorder that develops following trauma and often includes perceptual, cognitive, affective, physiological, and psychological features. PTSD is characterized by hyperarousal, intrusive thoughts, exaggerated startle response, flashbacks, nightmares, sleep disturbances, emotional numbness, and persistent avoidance of trauma-associat...

Brain stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder: animal studies

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe, complex, heterogeneous disorder usually precipitated by psychological trauma, typically affecting vulnerable individuals, with many perceptual, cognitive, affective, physiological and psychological features [1,2]. According to the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) [1], the essential...

Editorial: Trauma, Psychosis and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a method of treatment utilized to control medically refractory epilepsy (RE). Patients with medically refractory epilepsy who do not achieve satisfactory control of seizures with pharmacological treatment or surgical resection of the epileptic focus and those who do not qualify for surgery could benefit from DBS. The most frequently used stereotactic targets for ...

Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorder Diseases

Movement Disorder Disease (MDD) is one general type of diseases that severely impair human motor ability and reduce the body controllability. Over millions of people in North America are suffering from these diseases and Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most typical and common among them. PD is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, affecting over 500,000 people in America a...