Long-term follow-up of deep brain stimulation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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.
Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Daeyoung
D
Roh
Won Seok
WS
Chang
Jin Woo
JW
Chang
Chan-Hyung
CH
Kim
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020772:Internal Capsule / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome