A team of neurosurgeons and psychiatrists have helped alleviate the pain of a patient who suffered from chronic depression over the past 25 years. The patient underwent surgery to mitigate his acute symptoms and anxiety at the King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City, in Madinah.
A medical team including neurosurgeons and psychiatrists was formed to discuss the case, and took the decision to intervene surgically in order to alleviate the acute symptoms of depression and the anxiety that accompanies it.
During the surgery, surgeons incised the patient’s superior frontal gyrus from both sides under general anesthesia. The procedure went well with no complications. The patient is now enjoying a better mental state and mood, his sleep hours have returned to normal, feels less unhappy, and thinks less about death and anxiety about the future.
The King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City provides neurosurgeries for depression patients with the help of a team of neurosurgeons using high-end, critical techniques to alleviate depression symptoms. This service is one of a kind in the Middle East.
