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[quote]A grandmother who had a long battle with depression has become the first person in the world to benefit from life-changing neurosurgical treatment.
Sheila Cook, from Torquay in Devon, suffered from depression for more than a decade and attempted to take her life on more than one occasion.
The 62-year-old is now beginning to enjoy life again after pioneering treatment, which accurately targets brains networks involved in depression, was offered to her in Bristol.
Mrs Cook - whose illness had stopped responding to conventional treatments - was offered deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the first trial in the world that stimulates two different brain networks that are involved in depression.
Although DBS provided some temporary response, she relapsed and went on to be the first to have further advanced stereotactic neurosurgery, which was carried out in early 2010.
Mrs Cook said: "The effects were remarkable. Within a few weeks my life changed. I read books, did the housework, went for walks and, perhaps most importantly, got to know my family again."
Leading the research is Dr Andrea Malizia, consultant senior lecturer in the School of Social and Community Medicine at the University of Bristol and Mr Nikunj Patel, senior clinical lecturer in the Department of Neurosurgery at North Bristol NHS Trust.
In February 2010, Mrs Cook was asked if she would trial a new form of treatment - Anterior Cingulotomy using implantable guide tubes (GTAC), which was developed in Frenchay Hospital, Bristol.
Mrs Cook is the first patient to have received DBS and GTAC treatments.
Dr Malizia said: "Mrs Cook has been the first patient in the world to have these two treatments. I'm very pleased to see the second treatment has worked well for her and has been maintained."[/quote]
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[quote]Mrs Cook said: "The effects were remarkable. Within a few weeks my life changed. I read books, did the housework, went for walks and, perhaps most importantly, got to know my family again."[/quote]
damn
anyone who's experienced or dealt with/witnessed depression knows that that is a pretty effective treatment if she was able to reconnect with her family again after only a few weeks of treatment
usually it takes months or years
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Sounds risky and expensive.
I'm still in the therapy process for getting through clinical depression, I've been going through it for about two years now. Having something like this, even just the thought of it existing, is awesome. I just hope it doesn't turn into some terrible version of Flowers for Algernon.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;27635104]Sounds risky and expensive.[/QUOTE]
Risky, well its worth a try if the only other alternative seems being suicidal. The "expensive" part is a major factor to worry about with all these great new methods, be it curing blindness or helping disabled people, motion impaired etc.
If its too expensive it doesn't help the people who need it most.
[QUOTE=Johnnsen;27636012]Risky, well its worth a try if the only other alternative seems being suicidal. The "expensive" part is a major factor to worry about with all these great new methods, be it curing blindness or helping disabled people, motion impaired etc.
If its too expensive it doesn't help the people who need it most.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure it won't be too long until cost isn't a factor.
:unsmith: Finally.
Get some head and say bye to depression :hawaaaafap:
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Cool now my mom might be able to get out of bed and realize how wonderful the world is.
[QUOTE=kindred;27634100]THIS JUST IN: Facepunch now 300% happier![/QUOTE]
I don't believe the article discussed a cure for being an angsty teenager.
I just listen to Stevie Wonder.
Life is good.
Getting rid of depression for ever isn't a good thing.
I don't want to see everyone smiling as a fucking serial killer in the streets
[QUOTE=Croix;27644538]I just listen to Stevie Wonder.
Life is good.[/QUOTE]
I listen to Earth, Wind & Fire if I'm feeling down.
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