Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Evolution of Surgical Stimulation Target Parallels Changing Model of Dysfunctional Brain Circuits

Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Evolution of Surgical Stimulation Target Parallels Changing Model of Dysfunctional Brain Circuits

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common, disabling psychiatric disease characterized by persistent, intrusive thoughts and ritualistic, repetitive behaviors. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is thought to alleviate OCD symptoms by modulating underlying disturbances in normal cortico-striato-thal...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Karas, Sungho Lee, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Wayne K. Goodman, Ashwin Viswanathan, Sameer A. Sheth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
DBS
OCD
review
surgical procedures
operative
brain circuitry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00998/full

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