Long-term follow-up of deep brain stimulation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder

Long-term follow-up of deep brain stimulation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder

Abstract We studied the 2-year outcome of deep-brain stimulation at the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule and ventral striatum for 4 patients with treatment-resistant OCD. There were prolonged improvement of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and depressive symptoms along with notable functio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychiatry research 2012-12, Vol.200 (2), p.1067-1070
Hauptverfasser: Roh, Daeyoung, Chang, Won Seok, Chang, Jin Woo, Kim, Chan-Hyung
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Basal Ganglia - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Deep Brain Stimulation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Internal Capsule - physiopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - physiopathology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - therapy
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Treatment Outcome
Ventral striatum
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We studied the 2-year outcome of deep-brain stimulation at the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule and ventral striatum for 4 patients with treatment-resistant OCD. There were prolonged improvement of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and depressive symptoms along with notable functional improvement in all participants with no battery depletion.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.018