Posted by bipolarspectrum on January 8, 2006, at 13:58:14
In reply to Re: BP Spectrum -Deep brain stimulation consultation? » Zoomclub, posted by ed_uk on January 8, 2006, at 12:08:46
Hello,
I had a consultation with one of the pdocs involved in DBS... They have so far done the procedure on at least 10 patients and seem to have a success rate of 75-80%... They are currently moving on and doing another 6-10 patients in January... Side effects appear to be low to non-existent... However, they seem to be doing them in treatment-resistant unipolars.. Although they were prepared to do the treatment on me, I was hesisatnt because:
1. I'm definately a soft bipolar and who knows what type of reaction i could have to DBS
2. My medications are beginning to work
Any questions or comments?
bps
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