A medical team specialized in neurosurgery and psychiatrists, at King Salman Medical City in Madinah, managed to perform the first brain surgery to treat depression.
The King Salman Medical City stated that the operation contributed to alleviating the suffering of a patient with chronic depression for more than 25 years, by alleviating his severe symptoms and the accompanying anxiety.
He indicated that a medical team consisting of psychiatrists and neurosurgeons; He underwent a “bilateral anterior gyrus resection” under general anaesthesia, and it was successful without any complications.
He added that the patient’s mood and psychological condition improved and sleep hours returned to their normal rate; The patient moved away from constant sadness, overthinking about death, and worrying about the future.
It is noteworthy that King Salman Medical City in Madinah is working to treat depression patients, by surgical intervention in the brain using advanced and accurate techniques, and this service is the only one of its kind in the Middle East.