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| Title |
DBS in the basolateral amygdala improves symptoms of autism and related self-injurious behavior: a case report and hypothesis on the pathogenesis of the disorder
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00341 |
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| Authors |
Volker Sturm, Oliver Fricke, Christian P. Bührle, Doris Lenartz, Mohammad Maarouf, Harald Treuer, Jürgen K. Mai, Gerd Lehmkuhl |
| Abstract |
We treated a 13-year-old boy for life-threatening self-injurious behavior (SIB) and severe Kanner's autism with deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the amygdaloid complex as well as in the supra-amygdaloid projection system. Two DBS-electrodes were placed in both structures of each hemisphere. The stimulation contacts targeted the paralaminar, the basolateral (BL), the central amygdala as well as the supra-amygdaloid projection system. DBS was applied to each of these structures, but only stimulation of the BL part proved effective in improving SIB and core symptoms of the autism spectrum in the emotional, social, and even cognitive domains over a follow up of now 24 months. These results, which have been gained for the first time in a patient, support hypotheses, according to which the amygdala may be pivotal in the pathogeneses of autism and point to the special relevance of the BL part. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 62 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 5% |
| Japan | 3 | 5% |
| Brazil | 3 | 5% |
| Canada | 3 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3% |
| Ireland | 2 | 3% |
| Greece | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 21 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 46 | 74% |
| Scientists | 9 | 15% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 138 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 129 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 27 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 31 | 22% |
| Unknown | 19 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 25% |
| Neuroscience | 21 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 13% |
| Psychology | 18 | 13% |
| Engineering | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Unknown | 32 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 102. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 June 2022.
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#410,688
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#179
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#2,730
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#27
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