Novel brain stimulation techniques: therapeutic perspectives in psychiatry
Berney, A.; Vingerhoets, F.ço.
Revue Medicale Suisse 1(33): 2162-2164; 2166
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 16223219 Document Number: 587299
Recent advances have allowed the development of new physical techniques in neurology and psychiatry, such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). These techniques are already recognized as therapeutic approaches in several late stage refractory neurological disorders (Parkinson's disease, tremor, epilepsy), and currently investigated in psychiatric conditions, refractory to medical treatment (obsessive-compulsive disorder, resistant major depression). In Paralell, these new techniques offer a new window to understand the neurobiology of human behavior.