1.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 61(7): 1229-31, 2013 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23855858
2.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci
; 22(3): 265-77, 2010.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20686133
RESUMO
Major depressive disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, with a worldwide lifetime prevalence rate of 10%-20% in women and a slightly lower rate in men. While many patients are successfully treated using established therapeutic strategies, a significant percentage of patients fail to respond. This report describes the successful recovery of a previously treatment-resistant patient following right unilateral deep brain stimulation of Brodmann's area 25. Current therapeutic approaches to treatment-resistant patients are reviewed in the context of this case with an emphasis on the role of the right and left hemispheres in mediating disease pathogenesis and clinical recovery.