A randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled trial of deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder

A randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled trial of deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder

Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment for severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Here, nine participants (four females, mean age 47.9 ± 10.7 years) were implanted with DBS electrodes bilaterally in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). Fol...

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Main Authors: Philip E. Mosley, François Windels, John Morris, Terry Coyne, Rodney Marsh, Andrea Giorni, Adith Mohan, Perminder Sachdev, Emily O’Leary, Mark Boschen, Pankaj Sah, Peter A. Silburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01307-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01307-9

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