Treating Aggression and Self-destructive Behaviors by Stimulating the Nucleus Accumbens: A Case Series
Self-destructive and aggressive behaviors can have a significant impact on the quality of life of affected individuals and their carrers. While deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been applied to the treatment of self-destructive and aggressive behaviors in isolated cases, clinical data on this treatme...
Main Authors: | Marek Harat, Michał Kiec, Marcin Rudaś, Marcin Birski, Jacek Furtak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.706166/full |
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