Neurosurgery for mental disorder, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation

Psychiatry ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-143
Author(s):  
David M.B. Christmas ◽  
Stephen Curran ◽  
Keith Matthews ◽  
Muftah S. Eljamel
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Vagus Nerve ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Vagus Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Deep Brain

Neurosurgery for mental disorder, vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation

Psychiatry ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 212-216
Author(s):  
David M.B. Christmas ◽  
Stephen Curran ◽  
Keith Matthews ◽  
Muftah S. Eljamel
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Vagus Nerve ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Vagus Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Deep Brain

scholarly journals Neurosurgery for mental disorder

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Christmas ◽  
Colin Morrison ◽  
Muftah S. Eljamel ◽  
Keith Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Vagus Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Neurosurgical Procedures ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Deep Brain

The authors review contemporary indications for neurosurgical interventions in the management of chronic and refractory mental disorder, the procedures involved, their efficacy and known adverse effects. These data are presented within the context of a brief historical overview of the use of neurosurgery for mental disorder. In addition to a consideration of neurosurgical procedures that rely on the creation of putative therapeutic lesions, we also review two novel, non-destructive neurosurgical electrostimulation treatments that may represent viable alternatives to conventional ablative neurosurgery: vagus nerve stimulation and deep brain stimulation.

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