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\"\"A landmark study published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders<\/em> reports the first use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) specifically intended to treat severe persistent developmental stuttering.<\/p>\n

In this case study, researchers targeted the left ventral intermediate thalamic nucleus in a 24-year-old man with severe, longstanding stuttering. Over a two-year, double-blinded stimulation protocol, DBS was associated with a substantial reduction in stuttering frequency and severity, along with meaningful improvement in the participant\u2019s self-reported experience and quality of life.<\/p>\n

Importantly, the effects appeared gradually over time, suggesting a slow, biological neuromodulatory response rather than a simple placebo effect. These findings point to DBS as a promising potential treatment avenue for severe, therapy-refractory stuttering, particularly when combined with behavioral therapy.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Un estudio hist\u00f3rico publicado en el Journal of Fluency Disorders informa sobre el primer uso de Estimulaci\u00f3n Cerebral Profunda (DBS, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) espec\u00edficamente destinada a tratar la tartamudez persistente severa del desarrollo. En este reporte de caso, los investigadores se enfocaron en el n\u00facleo subtal\u00e1mico ventral intermedio izquierdo en un hombre de 24 a\u00f1os con tartamudez severa y de larga data. Durante un protocolo de estimulaci\u00f3n a doble ciego de dos a\u00f1os, la DBS se asoci\u00f3 con una reducci\u00f3n sustancial en la frecuencia y severidad de la tartamudez, junto con una mejora significativa en la experiencia autoinformada y la calidad de vida del participante.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1424","research","type-research","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDeep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Offers New Hope for Severe Stuttering - STARS - Stuttering Treatment and Research Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stutteringresearch.org\/es\/investigacion\/deep-brain-stimulation-dbs-offers-new-hope-for-severe-stuttering\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Offers New Hope for Severe Stuttering - STARS - Stuttering Treatment and Research Society\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A landmark study published in the Journal of Fluency Disorders reports the first use of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) specifically intended to treat severe persistent developmental stuttering. 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