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- Title
Neurosurgical treatment for addiction: lessons from an untold story in China and a path forward.
- Authors
Ma, Shuo; Zhang, Chencheng; Yuan, Ti-fei; Steele, Douglas; Voon, Valerie; Sun, Bomin
- Abstract
Addiction is a major public-health crisis associated with significant disability and mortality. Although various pharmacological and behavioral treatments are currently available, the clinical efficacy of these treatments is limited. Given this situation, there is a growing interest in finding an effective neurosurgical treatment for addiction. First, we discuss the use of ablative surgery in treating addiction. We focus on the rise and fall of nucleus accumbens ablation for addiction in China. Subsequently, we review recent studies that have explored the efficacy and safety of deep-brain-stimulation treatment for addiction. We conclude that neurosurgical procedures, particularly deep-brain stimulation, have a potentially valuable role in the management of otherwise intractable addictive disorders. Larger well-controlled clinical trials, however, are needed to assess clinical efficacy and safety. We end by discussing several key issues involved in this clinical field and identifying some areas of progress.
- Subjects
CHINA; BRAIN stimulation; ADDICTIONS; TREATMENT effectiveness; NUCLEUS accumbens; MEDICAL ethics; DRUG addiction
- Publication
National Science Review, 2020, Vol 7, Issue 3, p702
- ISSN
2095-5138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/nsr/nwz207