Erschienen in:
19.05.2016 | Neurology and Preclinical Neurological Studies - Short communication
Arachnophobia alleviated by subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson’s disease
verfasst von:
Niels Allert, Sabrina M. Gippert, Bastian E. A. Sajonz, Christoph Nelles, Bettina Bewernick, Thomas E. Schlaepfer, Volker A. Coenen
Erschienen in:
Journal of Neural Transmission
|
Ausgabe 6/2016
Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten
Abstract
We report on a Parkinson patient with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias in whom deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) not only improved motor symptoms but also pre-existing arachnophobia. Arachnophobia had been unchanged by the course of Parkinson’s disease but rapidly improved with STN-DBS. Both, motor effects and the improvement of arachnophobia were stable during 2 years follow-up. To our knowledge this is the first report on STN stimulation effects on a specific phobia.