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In a study involving only 16 patients suffering from severe cases who didn’t respond well to standard treatment of antidepressants and psychotherapy, French scientist used the same kind of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease to treat people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The result : 4 out of the 16 have symptoms nearly disappeared. However, many patients had serious side effects, including one case of bleeding in the brain and this findings are reported in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine.
The treatment involved an experimental brain pacemaker, and it reduced repetitive thoughts and behaviors in some of the patients - just as it blocks tremors for some Parkinson’s sufferers.
The researchers came up with the approach after noticing that two Parkinson’s patients who got the treatment also saw an improvement to their obsessive-compulsive disorders.
In the French study, symptoms were reduced more than 25 percent, the researchers said.
The results are “very encouraging,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Luc Mallet of Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. In an e-mail, he said the procedure should be used only in medical studies at the moment because of the possible side effects.
About 2.2 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder. It involves recurring, unwanted thoughts, such as a fear of germs, and people who have it engage in rituals such as repeatedly washing their hands or checking on something again and again.
Via ClarioLedger
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