Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation for Alcohol Addiction - Safety and Clinical Long-term Results of a Pilot Trial.
Pharmacopsychiatry
; 49(4): 170-3, 2016 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-27145161
ABSTRACT
We report on the long-term clinical outcome (up to 8 years) of 5 patients who received deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens to treat their long-lasting and treatment-resistant alcohol addiction. All patients reported a complete absence of craving for alcohol; 2 patients remained abstinent for many years and 3 patients showed a marked reduction of alcohol consumption. No severe or long-standing side effects occurred. Therefore, DBS could be a promising, novel treatment option for severe alcohol addiction, but larger clinical trials are needed to further investigate the efficacy of DBS in addiction.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Deep Brain Stimulation
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Alcoholism
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Nucleus Accumbens
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Pharmacopsychiatry
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article