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Jilly_in_VA

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2. Pretty sure it does

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 03:59 PM

Feb 2024

It's deep brain stimulation which works entirely differently. DBS has also been used in Parkinson's although I think it targets a different area of the brain. What I wonder is if it could also be used in persistent PTSD as well as drug-resistant epilepsy. Or possibly even in a disease that affects my brother and also a young lady I know only on Facebook, limbic encephalitis which becomes encephalopathy. The possibilities are endless.

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A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be more widely available [View all] Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 OP

I wonder if it works better than ECT? multigraincracker Feb 2024 #1

Pretty sure it does Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 #2