Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Study: Brain stimulation may ease anxiety disorder (AP)

This illustration provided by Luc Mallet, Jérôme Yelnik and Eric Bardinet with Inserm, CNRS-INRIA shows two electrodes inserted into the subthalamic nuclei to stimulate that area of the brain; the electrodes are connected to a brain pacemaker implanted in the chest. French researchers used the pacemakers in 16 patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and found the electric stimulation reduced their symptoms. The researchers' findings are reported in the Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (AP Photo/Inserm / CNRS-INRIA, Luc Mallet, Jérôme Yelnik, Eric Bardinet)AP - The same kind of deep brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported.


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