Posted by deniseuk on February 23, 2006, at 9:28:31
In reply to Re: Deep Brain Stimulation....Ant-Rock » deniseuk, posted by Ant-Rock on February 21, 2006, at 6:40:36
Hi Ant-Rock,
I only had two treatments of ECT both unilateral so didn't finish the course.
I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be (although I did insist on unilateral which causes fewer cognitive problems) I only had a problem with memory about an hour after I came round.
I remember pretty much everything that happened to me immediately before and after the treatments.
I'm thinking of trying it again, only this time doing the full course. I wouldn't have bilateral though.
Also, re the Deep Brain Stimulation and what the Doctor said. The person who did the trial (Dr Helen Mayburg)or something like that had been looking at the area of the brain for years before doing the trial of DBS, they hypothesised that an area called brodman 25 in the anterior cingulate is overactive and if they could dampen it down a bit it could help depression. So I feel that they have pretty much got the area right that they need to target.
The fact that the operation has worked on 4 out of 6 people (and these were very resistant patients) even though a small sample, seems to me to be very promising. And at least with DBS if it is going to work you know straight away because the effects are immediate.
Kind Regards.....Denise
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