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| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Run Time: | 10 minutes | | Studio: | ABC News | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | May 17, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 114,781th |
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Could mood-altering electrodes be inserted into the brain to literally help a severely depressed person become happy? ABC News reports on Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), currently part of an extraordinary experiment in psychic surgery that only 50 patients worldwide have undergone. In an exclusive report, ABC News follows two women on their journey to discover whether DBS can help give them their lives back. One of the women, Cindy Warren, suffers from severe depression and has tried numerous treatments unsuccessfully, while the other woman, Kelly, suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. Both women undergo a five hour experimental operation, where tiny electrodes are implanted in their brains -- in an attempt to rewire their mood centers. But while the procedure has been successfully used for Parkinson's disease for decades, the report looks at whether DBS is effective for the Cindy, Kelly and others. ABC News sits down with Dr. Ali Rezai at the Cleveland Clinic to discuss the rationale and risk around the controversial brain procedure, and whether the successes will outweigh the concerns.Correspondent: Jay Schadler.This "Primetime" show also contains the following Story:9/11 Babies: Five Year AnniversaryThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
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