| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Neurosurgery | ||||
| Publisher: | Oxford Univ. Press | ||||
| Place of Publication: | CARY | ||||
| Volume: | 78 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 6 | ||||
| Page Range: | E883-E893 | ||||
| Date: | 2016 | ||||
| Institutions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie | ||||
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| Keywords: | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY; SECONDARY AUDITORY-CORTEX; SPINAL-CORD STIMULATION; DEEP BRAIN-STIMULATION; ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION; INTRACTABLE TINNITUS; NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; Agoraphobia; Alcohol craving; Brain stimulation; Burst; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography; Substance abuse | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 42177 |
Web of ScienceAbstract
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Alcohol dependence is related to dysfunctional brain processes, in which a genetic background and environmental factors shape brain mechanisms involved with alcohol consumption. Craving, a major component determining relapses in alcohol abuse, has been linked to abnormal brain activity.CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We report the results of a treatment-intractable, ...
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Alcohol dependence is related to dysfunctional brain processes, in which a genetic background and environmental factors shape brain mechanisms involved with alcohol consumption. Craving, a major component determining relapses in alcohol abuse, has been linked to abnormal brain activity.CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We report the results of a treatment-intractable, alcohol-addicted patient with associated agoraphobia and anxiety. Functional imaging studies consisting of functional magnetic resonance imaging and resting-state electroencephalogram were performed as a means to localize craving-related brain activation and for identification of a target for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and implant insertion. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex with a double-cone coil transiently suppressed his very severe alcohol craving for up to 6 weeks. For ongoing stimulation, 2 back-to-back paddle electrodes were implanted with functional magnetic resonance imaging neuronavigation guidance for bilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortex stimulation. Using a recently developed novel stimulation design, burst stimulation, a quick improvement was obtained on craving, agoraphobia, and associated anxiety without the expected withdrawal symptoms. The patient has remained free of alcohol intake and relieved of agoraphobia and anxiety for over 18 months, associated with normalization of his alpha and beta activity on electroencephalogram in the stimulated area. He perceives a mental freedom by not being constantly focused on alcohol.CONCLUSION:This case report proposes a new pathophysiology-based target for the surgical treatment of alcohol dependence and suggests that larger studies are warranted to explore this potentially promising avenue for the treatment of intractable alcohol dependence with or without anxiety and agoraphobia.ABBREVIATIONS:ACC, anterior cingulate cortexBOLD, blood oxygen level dependentdACC, dorsal anterior cingulate cortexDBS, deep brain stimulationEEG, electroencephalogramfMRI, functional magnetic resonance imagingrTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSMA, supplementary motor areaTMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation
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