Deep brain stimulation provides long-term relief from severe depressions
Doctors have produced the first evidence of deep brain stimulation ' s lasting effectiveness in a four-year study. The method could serve in the future as an optional therapy for critically ill patients, suggests a new report. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 20, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Deep Brain Stimulation Promising for Severe Anorexia Deep Brain Stimulation Promising for Severe Anorexia
Continuous DBS of the subcallosal cingulate significantly improved mood and body weight over 12 months in an open-label trial of women with chronic, severe anorexia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - March 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Brain stimulation raises hopes for patients with drug-resistant high blood pressure
A Bristol team has used a deep brain stimulation technique to dramatically reduce a woman ’ s high blood pressure – the first time in the world the procedure has been carried out for hypertension. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research, Health; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Brain stimulation used in world first treatment of high blood pressure
A Bristol team has used a deep brain stimulation technique to dramatically reduce a woman ’ s high blood pressure – the first time in the world the procedure has been carried out for hypertension. The discovery raises hopes for patients with drug-resistant hypertension. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research, Health; Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 26, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
