Thermocoagulation as a Surgical Approach for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Refractory Patients: Systematic Review

Thermocoagulation as a Surgical Approach for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Refractory Patients: Systematic Review

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a disabling chronic neuropsychiatric disease, entails high economic costs to society and has high morbidity and mortality rates. The first-line treatments for OCD are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive-behavioral therapy. However, this disorder...

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Main Authors: Lucas Praxedes Chaves, Álef Ribeiro Souza, Ledismar José da Silva, Laura de Lima Crivellaro, Marina Ferreira da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2021-08-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
obsessive compulsive disorder
refractory
thermocoagulation
neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1731013

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