No impact of deep brain stimulation on fear-potentiated startle in obsessive-compulsive disorder

No impact of deep brain stimulation on fear-potentiated startle in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral internal capsule is effective in treating therapy refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Given the close proximity of the stimulation site to the stria terminalis (BNST), we hypothesized that the striking decrease in anxiety symptoms following DBS...

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Main Authors: Johanna M.P. Baas, Floris eKlumpers, Mariska H Mantione, Martijn eFigee, Nienke C Vulink, P. Richard Schuurman, Ali eMazaheri, Damiaan eDenys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
context
deep brain stimulation (DBS)
fear-potentiated startle
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00305/full

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