A Patient with a Resistant Major Depression Disorder Treated with Deep Brain Stimulation in the Inferior Thalamic Peduncle

Abstract

Complicated patients with comorbid conditions are common referrals to psychosurgery services. In this report, we present promising results of electrical stimulation of the inferior thalamic peduncle to treat recurrent unipolar depression in a patient with MDD and borderline personality disorder who responded poorly to treatment.