Key Points Somatic therapies are a group of device-based techniques that modulate disease-relevant structures of the nervous system via surgical ablation or electrical stimulation with the goal of therapeutically modifying pathological patterns of brain activity and circuit connectivity. Ablative limbic…
Key Points When structural neuroimaging is clinically indicated, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is usually the modality of choice. Computed tomography (CT) is typically recommended instead of MRI if an acute bleed is suspected. Guidelines for obtaining structural neuroimaging studies in…
Key Points The limbic system is composed of brain regions that participate in the comprehension of emotional meaning and the generation of emotional responses. The prefrontal cortex (PFC) receives and processes sensory, affective, and visceral information for the purpose of…
Key Points Somatic therapies are a group of device-based techniques that modulate disease-relevant structures of the nervous system via surgical ablation or electrical stimulation with the goal of therapeutically modifying pathological patterns of brain activity and circuit connectivity. Ablative limbic…
Key Points Incidence/Epidemiology Exposure to events capable of causing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the rule rather than the exception. Life-time incidence of exposure to events causing PTSD is greater than 50%. However, development of PTSD following a traumatic event…