Deep brain stimulation therapy can improve the memory of mental patients

Release date: 2007-06-22

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Improves Memory in Psychiatric Patients A study in the United States found that deep brain stimulation therapy can help people with mental illness improve their memory. According to a press release issued by Medtronic, the company developed deep brain stimulation therapy by implanting electrodes into the patient's brain, which in turn is connected to a battery-powered pulse generator that is placed on the patient's chest wall. It delivers electrical signals to specific areas of the brain for therapeutic purposes. Previous studies have shown that this therapy can be used not only to treat persistent pain, but also to treat some symptoms of Parkinson's disease, such as tremors and stiffness. At the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Neurosures, Cynthia Kubu of the Cleveland Clinic in the United States reported that she and her colleagues had worked on 10 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 8 patients with refractory depression. One year deep brain stimulation treatment. The doctor implants electrodes in the area of ​​the patient's brain that controls movement, and this area is related to the ability of people to think. These patients were tested for their ability to think before and after treatment. The results showed that the patient's ability to memorize passages was significantly improved after treatment. About one-third of the symptoms of depression patients have even disappeared. Kubu said that they will conduct new research based on the research and analyze the therapeutic effect of deep brain stimulation therapy on cognitive symptoms of mental patients. —— Information from: Meditech Medical Network