Clinical observation of physiological and psychological reactions to electric stimulation of the amygdaloid nucleus and the nucleus accumbens in heroin addicts after detoxification

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-66

  Fang, Jun ^a   Gu, Jian Wen ^b   Yang, Wen Tao ^b   Qin, Xue Ying ^a   Hu, Yong Hua ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army   (China)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Heroin dependence; The amygdaloid nucleus; The nucleus accumbens

Indexed keywords

DRUGS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; DETOXIFICATION; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RADIOSURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862930405     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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