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For the first time, a single electrode targets two brain regions for dual benefit; patient reports a life-changing outcome from 2019 procedure.is the first in the world to benefit from a single stimulator implanted in the brain to effectively control two life-altering conditions: seizures caused by epilepsy and compulsive behavior caused by obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD.
In the case study, published in the journal Neuron, co-authors from institutions across the country describe the interactive programming of the responsive neurostimulation system, or RNS, that now functions seamlessly to control the compulsions that once ruled her life.“Before I started treatment with my RNS, I would wash my hands until they would bleed,” Pearson said. “My hands would be so dry that bending my fingers would crack the skin of my knuckles.
Marissa Kellogg, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine, first met Pearson as a patient in 2016, and was struck by her positive attitude despite severe health difficulties. In the course of conducting her own research, she learned that some people had reported these implants alleviated psychiatric conditions, including OCD.“It was an incredible opportunity,” Kellogg said. “Amber is really a future-thinking patient, and she really drove the boat here.”
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