Single photon emission computed tomography imaging in obsessive-compulsive disorder and for stereotactic bilateral anterior cingulotomy.
In conclusion, the present study suggests that SPECT, using a sophisticated SPM analysis method, may be useful as a potential diagnostic tool for OCD and a possible predictor of treatment outcome for OCD patients undergoing bilateral anterior cingulotomy. The anterior cingulate gyrus seems to be an important structure in the pathogenesis of OCD symptoms. Furthermore, our operative technique of anterior cingulotomy, featuring a larger lesion, seems to be effective in ameliorating the symptoms of OCD without causing any serious complications.
Chang
Jin Woo
JW
BK21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jchang@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
Kim
Chan Hyung
CH
Lee
Jong Doo
JD
Chung
Sang Sup
SS
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon