A patient with a resistant major depression disorder treated with deep brain stimulation in the inferior thalamic peduncle
F Jiménez, F Velasco, R Salin-Pascual… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: The present report explored the effect of electrical
stimulation on the inferior thalamic peduncle in a patient with resistant major depression
disorder (MDD). CLINICAL PRESENTATION: This report refers to a 49-year-old woman with
a history of recurrent episodes of major depression for 20 years (12 episodes and 2
hospitalizations), fulfilling Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition,
revised, criteria for MDD; in addition, the patient met criteria for borderline personality …
stimulation on the inferior thalamic peduncle in a patient with resistant major depression
disorder (MDD). CLINICAL PRESENTATION: This report refers to a 49-year-old woman with
a history of recurrent episodes of major depression for 20 years (12 episodes and 2
hospitalizations), fulfilling Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition,
revised, criteria for MDD; in addition, the patient met criteria for borderline personality …