Woman’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Successfully Treated by Unique Brain Implant
The brain of 34-year-old Amber Pearson contains a one-of-a-kind implant. The Oregon resident is the first person to have a deep brain stimulation device that manages both her epileptic seizures and her obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms. Her subsequent improvement has inspired scientists to conduct larger studies of the technology.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies Pearson’s story was first detailed in a case report published last October in the journal Neuron, along with an accompanying article from Oregon…