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. 2017 Mar;34(Suppl 2):20S-33S.

Neuromodulation for Treatment-Refractory PTSD

Jean-Philippe Langevin  1 , Ralph J Koek  1 , Holly N Schwartz  1 , James W Y Chen  1 , David L Sultzer  1 , Mark A Mandelkern  1 , Alexis D Kulick  1 , Scott E Krahl  1
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Neuromodulation for Treatment-Refractory PTSD

Jean-Philippe Langevin et al. Fed Pract. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Deep brain stimulation has been successful in treating Parkinson disease and essential tremor and is now reducing PTSD symptoms in the first patient enrolled in an early-phase safety trial.

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Planned Electrode Trajectory as Seen on 3-Dimensional Reconstruction Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Coregistration Custom-made frameless system (STarFix; FHC, Inc.) guides electrode. Intraoperative single-unit neuronal recording is represented at inferior aspect of figure.
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