Biological Psychiatry
Volume 71, Issue 8 , Pages e35-e37 , 15 April 2012

Effective Deep Brain Stimulation in Heroin Addiction: A Case Report with Complementary Intracranial Electroencephalogram

  • Carlos-Eduardo Valencia-Alfonso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuromodulation and Behavior, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Judy Luigjes

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • Ruud Smolders

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Michael X. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Department, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Nina Levar

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ali Mazaheri

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Pepijn van den Munckhof

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgery Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • P. Richard Schuurman

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgery Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Wim van den Brink

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Damiaan Denys

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuromodulation and Behavior, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Psychiatry Department, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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PII: S0006-3223(11)01214-5

doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.12.013

Biological Psychiatry
Volume 71, Issue 8 , Pages e35-e37 , 15 April 2012

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