One of the most distinguished neurosurgeons in South Korea and the Asian Pacific region, Jin Woo Chang, MD, PhD achieved an extraordinary first this month by using transcranial focused ultrasound to treat a patient with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), an anxiety disorder that afflicts between one and three percent of the teen-through-adult population.
"This is an extremely important milestone in the evolution of focused ultrasound," observes Focused Ultrasound Foundation Chairman Neal Kassell, MD
. "It is the first step in developing a noninvasive alternative to brain surgery for certain patients disabled by OCD. If this study and subsequent trials confirm the safety and efficacy of focused ultrasound in treating OCD, it may be possible to improve the quality of life for large numbers of desperately ill patients and may lead to new treatments for depression and other psychiatric conditions."
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