Deep brain stimulation: Expanding its reach to new patients
Newsday Sun, 31 May 2009 17:34 PM PDT
Electrical therapy, used for years to treat Parkinson's and other movement disorders, may soon tackle depression and more. Under the skin, a battery is surgically implanted -- generally within the upper chest. From the battery, wires snake up to the head, to tickle different targets deep inside the brain. |
Bitterness touted as sanctioned mental disorder
Canada.com Sun, 31 May 2009 15:50 PM PDT
Bitterness should be classified an official brain illness, according to psychiatrists who say people who experience prolonged bitterness over a breakup or conflict at work are "ill" and need treatment. |
Fundraiser aimed at boosting awareness of brain disorder
The Record and Herald News Sun, 31 May 2009 14:57 PM PDT
An estimated 20,000 people in the metropolitan area suffer from the brain disorder aphasia, but most people don’t know what it is, according to a local treatment center that is working this month to raise awareness of the conditionâ€"and of what it is not. |
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