Nucleus accumbens deep brain stimulation in adult patients suffering from severe and enduring anorexia nervosa (STIMARS): protocol for a pilot study
BackgroundAffecting adolescent and young adults, anorexia nervosa (AN) has the highest death rate of all mental disorders.Effective treatment options are lacking and a significant proportion of patients develop severe and chronic forms of the disease with long-lasting functional impairment.Neurobiology of AN implicates the nucleus accumbens as a co