Arachnophobia alleviated by subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

Niels Allert; Sabrina M. Gippert; Bastian E A Sajonz; Christoph Nelles; Bettina Bewernick; Thomas E. Schlaepfer; Volker A. Coenen

doi:10.1007/s00702-016-1546-1

Arachnophobia alleviated by subthalamic nucleus stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

Niels Allert, Sabrina M. Gippert, Bastian E A Sajonz, Christoph Nelles, Bettina Bewernick, Thomas E. Schlaepfer, Volker A. Coenen

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Abstract

We report on a Parkinson patient with motor fluctuations and dyskinesias in whom deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) not only improved motor symptoms but also pre-existing arachnophobia. Arachnophobia had been unchanged by the course of Parkinson’s disease but rapidly improved with STN-DBS. Both, motor effects and the improvement of arachnophobia were stable during 2 years follow-up. To our knowledge this is the first report on STN stimulation effects on a specific phobia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-635
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Neural Transmission
Volume	123
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-016-1546-1
State	Published - Jun 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arachnophobia
Deep brain stimulation
Medial forebrain bundle
Parkinson
Specific phobia
Subthalamic nucleus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biological Psychiatry
Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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