treatment: deep brain stimulation (DBS)

This treatment, mostly directed at movement disorders and a few intractable mental disorders, may require permanent implantation of an electrode for stimulation of a localized area of the brain.

Devices:

• Reclaim™ DBS™ (Medtronic) FDA approved:
  2.19.2009 adjunct to medications and as an alternative to anterior capsulotomy for treatment of chronic, severe, treatment-resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in adult patients who have failed at least three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). (under the Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) program)
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