Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.11.034
Abstract: BACKGROUND Despite the development of effective pharmacologic and cognitive behavioral treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), some patients continue to be treatment-refractory and severely impaired. Fiber tracts connecting orbitofrontal and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex with subcortical… read more here.
Keywords: ventral capsulotomy; treatment refractory; compulsive disorder; obsessive compulsive ... See more keywords
Efficacy and Safety Of Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Single-Center Experience.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.098
Abstract: BACKGROUND Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic disease with a lifetime prevalence of 3%, and is associated with severe impairment in familial and socio-occupational functioning. Gamma ventral capsulotomy (GVC) is a treatment choice in carefully… read more here.
Keywords: ventral capsulotomy; treatment resistant; obsessive compulsive; treatment ... See more keywords