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Marcolini F, Ravaglia A, Tempia Valenta S, Bosco G, Marconi G, De Ronchi D, Atti AR. Severe enduring anorexia nervosa (SE-AN) treatment options and their effectiveness: a review of literature. J Eat Disord 2024; 12:48. [PMID: 38654374 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-01006-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION For nearly 20% of patients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN), the eating disorder (ED) is prolonged and becomes long-lasting. It has been reported that patients diagnosed with Severe Enduring Anorexia Nervosa (SE-AN) have worse ED symptoms, higher rates of lifetime hospitalization, and lower psychosocial well-being compared to patients with shorter disease duration. OBJECTIVES This review aims to describe the treatments proposed to date and their effectiveness on SE-AN-related outcomes. METHODS We conducted a PubMed search for studies addressing the issue of treatment approach to SE-AN adults, that were published between 2003 and 2023, peer-reviewed, written in the English language, and available in full-text. Next, we inductively created relevant macro-themes by synthesizing the data from the included articles. RESULTS Of 251 PubMed studies, 25 articles were considered for data extraction, all published between 2003 and 2022. We identified three macro-themes. The first macro-theme, "Psychotherapy", mostly takes into consideration treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Various reports determined its greater effectiveness compared to Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), and one study proved that outpatient CBT is a valid alternative to hospitalization. The second one involves "Pharmacological Treatments". Research on dronabinol, a synthetic orexigenic cannabinoid, antipsychotics (in particular, olanzapine and haloperidol), and ketamine showed some mixed results regarding the often-complementary areas of weight gain and improvement in ED-related symptoms. Regarding the third macro-theme, "Brain Stimulation Therapies," such as Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), we found promising results in improving ED-related psychological traits (such as mood and anxiety), affective regulation, and quality of life. However, we have observed divergent results regarding outcome measures such as BMI and weight gain. CONCLUSIONS SE-AN patients are predicted to encounter both medical complications and psychological distress of increasing severity that will inevitably affect their quality of life; to our knowledge, research evidence on treatment options for SE-AN remains limited, and the methodological quality of studies is generally low. These findings denote the need to focus future research efforts on effective treatment strategies specific to long-lasting EDs.
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- Federica Marcolini
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Pepoli 5, 40123, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Pepoli 5, 40123, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Pepoli 5, 40123, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- U.O. Cure Primarie, AUSL Area Vasta Romagna, Ambito di Rimini, Rimini, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Pepoli 5, 40123, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Pepoli 5, 40123, Bologna, Italy
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Li H, Yuan S, Dai L, Huang H, Lin Z, Zhan S, Luo J, Liu W, Sun B. Anterior Capsulotomy for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Tractography and Lesion Geometry study. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2023; 101:407-415. [PMID: 37926091 DOI: 10.1159/000534312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION A bilateral anterior capsulotomy effectively treats refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). We investigated the geometry of lesions and disruption of white matter pathways within the anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC) in patients with different outcomes. METHODS In this retrospective study, we analyzed data from 18 patients with refractory OCD who underwent capsulotomies. Patients were grouped into "responders" and "nonresponders" based on the percentage of decrease in the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) after surgery. We investigated neurobehavioral adverse effects and analyzed the overlap between lesions and the ventromedial prefrontal (vmPFC) and dorsolateral prefrontal (dlPFC) pathways. Probabilistic maps were constructed to investigate the relationship between lesion location and clinical outcomes. RESULTS Of the 18 patients who underwent capsulotomies, 12 were responders (>35% improvement in YBOCS), and six were nonresponders. The vmPFC pathway was more involved than the dlPFC pathway in responders (p = 0.01), but no significant difference was observed in nonresponders (p = 0.10). The probabilistic voxel-wise efficacy map showed a relationship between ventral voxels within the ALIC with symptom improvement. Weight gains occurred in 11/18 (61%) patients and could be associated with medial voxels within the ALIC. CONCLUSION The optimal outcome after capsulotomy in refractory OCD is linked to vmPFC disruption in the ALIC. Medial voxels within the ALIC could be associated with weight gains following capsulotomy.
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- Hongyang Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,
- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Modern Gamma Knife radiosurgery for management of psychiatric disorders. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2022; 270:171-183. [PMID: 35396026 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Psychiatric disorders result in great suffering of affected patients, who often have rather limited treatment options. In cases refractory to standard medical and behavioral therapy, interventional procedures may be the only feasible solution. The authors experience with Gamma Knife bilateral cingulotomy for treatment-resistant major depression disorder (5 cases) and anorexia nervosa (6 cases), and bilateral anterior capsulotomy for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (10 cases) shows that such radiosurgical techniques may be applied both effectively and safely. During post-treatment follow-up, the vast majority of patients demonstrated gradual reduction of psychiatric symptoms and improvement of the quality of life, which was confirmed by results of regular neuropsychological testing and imaging examinations. No major side effect was observed in any case. More active application of radiosurgery (using standardized technique) for management of mental illnesses in various Gamma Knife centers worldwide should be encouraged.
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Ganz JC. Behavioral disorders. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2022; 268:385-392. [PMID: 35074092 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Making lesions in the brain to relieve the distress of mental illness has had a checkered career due to a mixture of misuse and also caution about making permanent lesions in the brain where there was no physical abnormality. However, over the last 10 years a more flexible approach has developed. The method is still in its infancy and very little used. However, GKNS has been shown to be useful for OCD and also some cases of sever anxiety. It has been attempted for depression and anorexia nervosa but at present its role for these conditions remains to be determined.
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- Jeremy C Ganz
- Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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He W, Shao L, Wang H, Huang H, Zhang S, Li C, Zhang C, Yi W. Bilateral Anterior Capsulotomy for the Treatment of Refractory Somatic Symptom Disorder: A Case Report. Front Integr Neurosci 2022; 15:721833. [PMID: 35115912 PMCID: PMC8805728 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2021.721833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is a form of mental illness that causes one or more distressing somatic symptoms leading to a significant disruption to everyday life, characterized by excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to these symptoms. While SSD is characterized by significant discomfort in some parts of the body, these symptoms are not related to any known medical condition and therefore it cannot be diagnosed using any medical instrument examination. Currently available treatments for SSD, including drug therapy and psychotherapy (such as cognitive behavioral therapy), usually improve psychiatric symptoms, but the results are often disappointing. Furthermore, SSD is often comorbid with anxiety and depression (75.1 and 65.7%, respectively). Importantly, interventions targeting the anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC; e.g., deep brain stimulation and thermal ablation) can effectively treat various mental disorders, such as refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and eating disorders, suggesting that it may also be effective for treating the depressive symptoms associated with SSD comorbidity. In this report, a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with SSD accompanied with depression and anxiety underwent bilateral anterior capsulotomy. The patient complained of nausea and vomiting, swelling of the hilum of the liver for 14 years, weakness of the limbs for 13 years, and burning pain in the esophagus for 1 year. Psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments were conducted to record the severity of the patients' symptoms and the progression of postoperative symptoms. The patient's somatization, depression, and anxiety symptoms as well as quality of life improved significantly and steadily; thus, anti-depressive and anti-anxiety medication were stopped. However, the patient developed new somatization symptoms, including dizziness, headache, and sternal pain, 10 months after the operation. Therefore, the patient resumed taking flupentixol and melitracen in order to control the new symptoms. This study shows that bilateral anterior capsulotomy appears to be a complementary treatment for refractory SSD with depressive and anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, postoperative use of anxiolytic and antidepressant medications may be useful for controlling future somatization symptoms.
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- Weibin He
- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Yi
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Chencheng Zhang
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Murray SB, Strober M, Tadayonnejad R, Bari AA, Feusner JD. Neurosurgery and neuromodulation for anorexia nervosa in the 21st century: a systematic review of treatment outcomes. Eat Disord 2022; 30:26-53. [PMID: 32991247 PMCID: PMC8386186 DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2020.1790270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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As current psychosocial and pharmacological interventions show limited efficacy in the treatment of anorexia nervosa (AN), interest in the potential value of neurosurgical intervention and neuromodulation in managing severe and enduring illness has grown. We conducted a systematic review of 20 trials of neurosurgical and neuromodulatory treatments for AN, including neurosurgical ablation, deep brain stimulation (DBS), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Overall, there is evidence to support the role of stereotactic ablation and DBS in the treatment of AN. In contrast, results for rTMS and tDCS have been modest and generally more mixed. Neurosurgical treatment may offer important new avenues for the treatment of AN. Additional randomized clinical trials with comparable patient populations will be needed, in which change in affective, cognitive, and perceptual symptom phenomena, and interrogation of targeted circuits, pre- and post-intervention, are carefully documented.
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- Stuart B Murray
- Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Lichterman BL, Schulder M, Liu B, Yang X, Taira T. A comparative history of psychosurgery. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2022; 270:1-31. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lin Z, Dai L, Zhang C, Li D, Sun B. Rescue Anterior Capsulotomy after Failure of Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation in Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Report. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2021; 99:491-495. [PMID: 34218229 DOI: 10.1159/000517105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a highly disabling mental disorder with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Few psychological treatments and pharmacotherapy are proven to be effective for adult AN. Two invasive stereotactic neurosurgical interventions, deep brain stimulation (DBS) and anterior capsulotomy, are now commonly used as investigational approaches for the treatment of AN. Here, we report the long-term safety and efficacy of rescue bilateral anterior capsulotomy after the failure of bilateral nucleus accumbens (NAcc)-DBS in an 18-year-old female patient with life-threatening and treatment-resistant restricting subtype AN. Improvements in the neuropsychiatric assessment were not documented 6 months after the NAcc-DBS. Rescue bilateral anterior capsulotomy was proposed and performed, resulting in a long-lasting restoration of body weight and a significant and sustained remission in AN core symptoms. The DBS pulse generator was exhausted 2 years after capsulotomy and removed 3 years postoperatively. No relapse was reported at the last follow-up (7 years after the first intervention). From this case, we suggest that capsulotomy could be a rescue treatment for patients with treatment-resistant AN after NAcc-DBS failure. Further well-controlled studies are warranted to validate our findings.
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- Zhengyu Lin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, .,Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Guerrero Alzola F, Casas Rivero J, Martínez-Álvarez R. Stereotactic surgery on a female patient with severe chronic anorexia nervosa: 10-year follow-up. Eat Weight Disord 2020; 25:1827-1831. [PMID: 31595460 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00787-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious disease with a high rate of chronification. In chronic and serious cases, psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments are not sufficient to control the disease. CASE REPORT We present the case of a female patient with severe chronic restrictive anorexia nervosa resistant to psychomedical treatment. During the 31 years the illness evolved, the patient required multiple hospital admissions. With a body mass index (BMI) of 12.8 kg/m2 and consequent risk of death, stereotactic cingulotomy was performed comprising bilateral blocking of the anterior cingulate cortex by stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation, confirmed by tractography 5 years later. After 10 years of follow-up, the patient is clinically stable with an increased BMI and improved neuropsychological indicators. DISCUSSION Stereotactic surgery may be an option for patients with chronic anorexia nervosa where conventional treatments have proved insufficient.
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- Department of Radiosurgery and Functional Neurosurgery, Rúber International Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Zhu R, Zhang Y, Wang T, Wei H, Zhang C, Li D, Zhan S, Sun B. Deep Brain Stimulation of Nucleus Accumbens with Anterior Capsulotomy for Drug Addiction: A Case Report. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2020; 98:345-349. [PMID: 32846423 DOI: 10.1159/000509313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Drug addiction is one of the most prevalent and costly health problems worldwide. Over the past decade, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has increasingly been used for the treatment of drug addiction. Simultaneous DBS of nucleus accumbens (NAc) and the anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC) has successfully been used for preventing heroin relapse. However, the excessive energy consumption speeds up battery depletion, which puts a burden on patients. By comparison, anterior capsulotomy is usually more convenient for patients and its clinical efficacy is similar to that of ALIC DBS. Accordingly, NAc DBS combined with anterior capsulotomy may also be an effective, yet more convenient, intervention for drug addiction and relapse prevention. CASE DESCRIPTION The patient was a 28-year-old man with a polysubstance use disorder (bucinnazine, morphine, and hypnotics) for 13 years. After bilateral NAc DBS combined with bilateral anterior capsulotomy, his craving for the three drugs decreased markedly, and he remained abstinent throughout the follow-up period of approximately 1-year. Moreover, psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments showed significant improvements in depression, anxiety, sleep, quality of life, and most aspects of cognitive functioning. His overall health status was also improved. CONCLUSIONS NAc DBS combined with anterior capsulotomy is a promising surgical treatment for drug addiction.
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- Rui Zhu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China,
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Franzini A, Moosa S, Servello D, Small I, DiMeco F, Xu Z, Elias WJ, Franzini A, Prada F. Ablative brain surgery: an overview. Int J Hyperthermia 2020; 36:64-80. [PMID: 31537157 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2019.1616833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Ablative therapies have been used for the treatment of neurological disorders for many years. They have been used both for creating therapeutic lesions within dysfunctional brain circuits and to destroy intracranial tumors and space-occupying masses. Despite the introduction of new effective drugs and neuromodulative techniques, which became more popular and subsequently caused brain ablation techniques to fall out favor, recent technological advances have led to the resurgence of lesioning with an improved safety profile. Currently, the four main ablative techniques that are used for ablative brain surgery are radiofrequency thermoablation, stereotactic radiosurgery, laser interstitial thermal therapy and magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound thermal ablation. Object: To review the physical principles underlying brain ablative therapies and to describe their use for neurological disorders. Methods: The literature regarding the neurosurgical applications of brain ablative therapies has been reviewed. Results: Ablative treatments have been used for several neurological disorders, including movement disorders, psychiatric disorders, chronic pain, drug-resistant epilepsy and brain tumors. Conclusions: There are several ongoing efforts to use novel ablative therapies directed towards the brain. The recent development of techniques that allow for precise targeting, accurate delivery of thermal doses and real-time visualization of induced tissue damage during the procedure have resulted in novel techniques for cerebral ablation such as magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound or laser interstitial thermal therapy. However, older techniques such as radiofrequency thermal ablation or stereotactic radiosurgery still have a pivotal role in the management of a variety of neurological disorders.
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- Andrea Franzini
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville , VA , USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta , Milan , Italy
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville , VA , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Galeazzi Research and Clinical Hospital , Milan , Italy
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- Focused Ultrasound Foundation , Charlottesville , VA , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta , Milan , Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan , Milan , Italy.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical School , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville , VA , USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville , VA , USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta , Milan , Italy
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System , Charlottesville , VA , USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta , Milan , Italy.,Focused Ultrasound Foundation , Charlottesville , VA , USA
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Eating disorders are disabling, deadly, and costly mental disorders that considerably impair physical health and disrupt psychosocial functioning. Disturbed attitudes towards weight, body shape, and eating play a key role in the origin and maintenance of eating disorders. Eating disorders have been increasing over the past 50 years and changes in the food environment have been implicated. All health-care providers should routinely enquire about eating habits as a component of overall health assessment. Six main feeding and eating disorders are now recognised in diagnostic systems: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder, pica, and rumination disorder. The presentation form of eating disorders might vary for men versus women, for example. As eating disorders are under-researched, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to their pathophysiology, treatment, and management. Future challenges, emerging treatments, and outstanding research questions are addressed.
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- Janet Treasure
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; Serviço de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Zhang C, Deng Z, Pan Y, Zhang J, Zeljic K, Jin H, van der Stelt O, Gong H, Zhan S, Li D, Sun B. Pallidal deep brain stimulation combined with capsulotomy for Tourette's syndrome with psychiatric comorbidity. J Neurosurg 2019; 131:1788-1796. [PMID: 30611137 DOI: 10.3171/2018.8.jns181339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A current challenge is finding an effective and safe treatment for severely disabled patients with Tourette's syndrome (TS) and comorbid psychiatric disorders, in whom conventional treatments have failed. The authors aimed to evaluate the utility of globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation (GPi-DBS) combined with bilateral anterior capsulotomy in treating these clinically challenging patients. METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective review of the clinical history and outcomes of 10 severely disabled patients with treatment-refractory TS and a psychiatric comorbidity, who had undergone GPi-DBS combined with bilateral anterior capsulotomy in their hospital. At the time of surgery, patients presented mainly with obsessive-compulsive disorder and affective disorders. Clinical outcome assessments of tic and psychiatric symptoms, as well as of general adaptive functioning and quality of life, were performed at the time of surgery and at 6, 12, and between 24 and 96 months postsurgery. RESULTS After surgery, all patients showed significant progressive improvements in tic and psychiatric symptoms, along with improvements in general adaptive functioning and quality of life. Tic alleviation reached 64% at 12 months and 77% at the last follow-up on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale. At the final follow-up, patients had functionally recovered and displayed no or only mild tic and psychiatric symptoms. All patients tolerated treatment reasonably well, with no serious side effects. CONCLUSIONS GPi-DBS combined with bilateral anterior capsulotomy seems to offer major clinical benefits to severely disabled patients with otherwise treatment-refractory TS and psychiatric comorbidities.
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- Chencheng Zhang
- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- 2Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- 4Department of Psychiatry, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- 6Department of Psychiatry, Pudong Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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- 1Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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Pugh J. No going back? Reversibility and why it matters for deep brain stimulation. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS 2019; 45:225-230. [PMID: 30630971 PMCID: PMC6582822 DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is frequently described as a 'reversible' medical treatment, and the reversibility of DBS is often cited as an important reason for preferring it to brain lesioning procedures as a last resort treatment modality for patients suffering from treatment-refractory conditions. Despite its widespread acceptance, the claim that DBS is reversible has recently come under attack. Critics have pointed out that data are beginning to suggest that there can be non-stimulation-dependent effects of DBS. Furthermore, we lack long-term data about other potential irreversible effects of neuromodulation. This has considerable normative implications for comparisons of DBS and brain lesioning procedures. Indeed, Devan Stahl and colleagues have recently argued that psychiatric DBS should be subject to the same legal safeguards as other forms of psychosurgery, supporting their position by forcibly criticising the claim that DBS is reversible. In this paper, I respond to these criticisms by first clarifying the descriptive and evaluative elements of the reversibility claim that supporters of DBS might invoke, and the different senses of 'reversibility' that we might employ in discussing the effects of medical procedures. I go on to suggest that it is possible to defend a nuanced version of the reversibility claim. To do so, I explain how DBS has some effects that are stimulation dependent in the short term, and argue that these effects can have significant normative implications for patient well-being and autonomy. I conclude that we should not abandon a nuanced version of the reversibility claim in the DBS debate.
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Doshi PK, Arumugham SS, Bhide A, Vaishya S, Desai A, Singh OP, Math SB, Gautam S, Satyanarayana Rao TS, Mohandas E, Srinivas D, Avasthi A, Grover S, Reddy YCJ. Indian guidelines on neurosurgical interventions in psychiatric disorders. Indian J Psychiatry 2019; 61:13-21. [PMID: 30745649 PMCID: PMC6341921 DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_536_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders (NPD) has been practiced for >80 years. However, the interests have waxed and waned, from 1000s of surgeries in 1940-1950s to handful of surgery in 60-80s. This changed with the application of deep brain stimulation surgery, a surgery, considered to be "reversible" there has been a resurgence in interest. The Indian society for stereotactic and functional neurosurgery (ISSFN) and the world society for stereotactic and functional neurosurgery took the note of the past experiences and decided to form the guidelines for NPD. In 2011, an international task force was formed to develop the guidelines, which got published in 2013. In 2018, eminent psychiatrists from India, functional neurosurgeon representing The Neuromodulation Society and ISSFN came-together to deliberate on the current status, need, and legal aspects of NPD. In May 2018, Mental Health Act also came in to force in India, which had laid down the requirements to be fulfilled for NPD. In light of this after taking inputs from all stakeholders and review of the literature, the group has proposed the guidelines for NPD that can help to steer these surgery and its progress in India.
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- Paresh K Doshi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharastra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, St. Martha's Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharastra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nilratan Sirchar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Consultant Psychiatrist, Gautam Hospital and Research Centre, Civil Lines, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, J.S.S Medical College and Hospital, J.S.S University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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- Consultant Psychiatrist, Sun Medical and Research Centre, Trichur, Kerala, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Zhang C, Lin Z, Xu W, Liu W, Li D, Lin G, Sun B. Commentary: The Moral Obligation to Prioritize Research Into Deep Brain Stimulation Over Brain Lesioning Procedures for Severe Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:634. [PMID: 31551831 PMCID: PMC6734110 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Chencheng Zhang
- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,INSERM U1266, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), Paris, France
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zrinzo L, Wilson J, Hariz M, Joyce E, Morris J, Schmidt U. Exploring every ethical avenue. Commentary: The Moral Obligation to Prioritize Research Into Deep Brain Stimulation Over Brain Lesioning Procedures for Severe Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:326. [PMID: 31133900 PMCID: PMC6526756 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Ludvic Zrinzo
- Department of Clinical & Motor Neurosciences, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, UCL, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical & Motor Neurosciences, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom
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- North of Scotland Managed Clinical Network for Eating Disorders, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Section of Eating Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
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Zanello M, Duriez P, Pallud J, Roux A, Sharshar T, Gorwood P, Devaux B. Letter: Long-Term Follow-up Study of MRI-Guided Bilateral Anterior Capsulotomy in Patients With Refractory Anorexia Nervosa. Neurosurgery 2018; 83:E39-E40. [PMID: 29912370 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- Marc Zanello
- Department of Neurosurgery Sainte-Anne Hospital Paris, France.,Paris Descartes University Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes University Paris, France.,CMME (Groupe Hospitalier Sainte-Anne) Paris Descartes University Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery Sainte-Anne Hospital Paris, France.,Paris Descartes University Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery Sainte-Anne Hospital Paris, France.,Paris Descartes University Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes University Paris, France.,Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit Sainte-Anne Hospital Paris, France
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- Paris Descartes University Paris, France.,CMME (Groupe Hospitalier Sainte-Anne) Paris Descartes University Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery Sainte-Anne Hospital Paris, France.,Paris Descartes University Paris, France
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Zhang C, Li D, Lin G, Sun B. In Reply: Long-Term Follow-up Study of MRI-Guided Bilateral Anterior Capsulotomy in Patients With Refractory Anorexia Nervosa. Neurosurgery 2018; 83:E41-E42. [PMID: 29912441 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Chencheng Zhang
- Department of Functional Neurosurgery Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychiatry Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China
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Pugh J, Tan J, Aziz T, Park RJ. The Moral Obligation to Prioritize Research Into Deep Brain Stimulation Over Brain Lesioning Procedures for Severe Enduring Anorexia Nervosa. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:523. [PMID: 30416458 PMCID: PMC6212472 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Deep Brain Stimulation is currently being investigated as an experimental treatment for patients suffering from treatment-refractory AN, with an increasing number of case reports and small-scale trials published. Although still at an exploratory and experimental stage, initial results have been promising. Despite the risks associated with an invasive neurosurgical procedure and the long-term implantation of a foreign body, DBS has a number of advantageous features for patients with SE-AN. Stimulation can be fine-tuned to the specific needs of the particular patient, is relatively reversible, and the technique also allows for the crucial issue of investigating and comparing the effects of different neural targets. However, at a time when DBS is emerging as a promising investigational treatment modality for AN, lesioning procedures in psychiatry are having a renaissance. Of concern it has been argued that the two kinds of interventions should instead be understood as rivaling, yet "mutually enriching paradigms" despite the fact that lesioning the brain is irreversible and there is no evidence base for an effective target in AN. We argue that lesioning procedures in AN are unethical at this stage of knowledge and seriously problematic for this patient group, for whom self-control is particularly central to wellbeing. They pose a greater risk of major harms that cannot justify ethical equipoise, despite the apparent superiority in reduced short term surgical harms and lower cost.
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- Jonathan Pugh
- The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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