1 is a neurosurgeon, is a neurologist, is a radiologist, and is a neurophysiologist in the research and development service; and are mental/behavioral health physicians, is a psychologist, and is a mental/behavioral health physician in the psychiatry and mental health service; all at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in California. Dr. Langevin, Dr. Koek, Dr. Chen, Dr. Sultzer, Dr. Mandelkern, and Dr. Krahl are professors at David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles.
Deep brain stimulation has been successful in treating Parkinson disease and essential tremor and is now reducing PTSD symptoms in the first patient enrolled in an early-phase safety trial.