Deep brain stimulation successful for treatment of severely depressive patient

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Deep brain stimulation successful for treatment of severely depressive patient

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Neurosurgeons and psychiatrists have for the first time successfully treated a patient suffering from severe depression by stimulating the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain.

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