对抗治疗耐药性创伤后应激障碍的杏仁体的深度大脑刺激:长期结果

Ralph J Koek1, Josue Avecillas-Chasin2, Scott E Krahl3

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Blvd., Room 58-229, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90095-1759; Psychiatry Service, Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, VAGLAHS, 16111 Plummer St. (116A-11), North Hills, CA, USA, 91343.

概括

杏仁体的深度大脑刺激 (DBS) 显示出治疗耐治疗战斗创伤后应激障碍 (TR-PTSD) 的长期前景. 这种神经调节方法改善了两名退伍军人的PTSD症状和功能,没有严重的不良影响.