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Re: first operation on habenula - mtdewcmu

Posted by Meltingpot on January 12, 2010, at 15:37:59

In reply to Re: first operation on habenula to treat depression, posted by mtdewcmu on January 11, 2010, at 23:42:31

Hi,

Yes I did some additional reading after posting this and see that there is such a thing as chronic major depression. I'm just disappointed because I would consider having something like DBS if I thought it would give me more joy in life and see that the inclusion criteria is Major depressive disorder and that you have to be having at least your 4th episode of it. As far as I know I've never had a major depressive episode with a beginning and end So I would never be eligible.

I would also go for the nucleus Accumbens as I see results published in Germany which say they performed the operation on 10 patients. Five patients responded and all ten patients had a decrease in anxiety. But then what if that didn't work would you try and get on a trial that targetted another area? Surely there is a limit to how many holes they drill in your skull or I wonder if they can use the same entry points.

How many episodes of major depression have you had?


Denise


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