Neuropsychological outcome of ventral capsular/ventral striatal gamma capsulotomy for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a pilot study

Neuropsychological outcome of ventral capsular/ventral striatal gamma capsulotomy for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a pilot study

Five refractory obsessive-compulsive patients were assessed using a neuropsychological battery after a modified gamma knife capsulotomy. The surgical technique was not associated with profound cognitive deficits. The authors found improvements in attention, vocabulary, learning, abstract reasoning,...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences 2009, Vol.21 (4), p.393-397
Hauptverfasser: Taub, Anita, Lopes, Antonio Carlos, Fuentes, Daniel, D'Alcante, Carina Chaubet, de Mathis, Maria Eugenia, Canteras, Miguel Montes, Siviero, Marilena, Greenberg, Benjamin D, Norén, Georg, Batistuzzo, Marcelo, Hoexter, Marcelo Queiroz, Cecílio, Soraya, Savage, Cary, Rasmussen, Steven, Miguel, Euripedes Constantino
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Attention
Basal Ganglia - physiopathology
Basal Ganglia - surgery
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Internal Capsule - physiopathology
Internal Capsule - surgery
Language
Learning
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - physiopathology
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - surgery
Patient Selection
Pilot Projects
Radiosurgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Five refractory obsessive-compulsive patients were assessed using a neuropsychological battery after a modified gamma knife capsulotomy. The surgical technique was not associated with profound cognitive deficits. The authors found improvements in attention, vocabulary, learning, abstract reasoning, and memory.
ISSN:1545-7222
DOI:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21.4.393