Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in obsessive-compulsives disorders: long-term follow-up of an open, prospective, observational cohort.

Stéphan ChabardèsPaul KrackBrigitte PiallatThierry BougerolEric SeigneuretJerome YelnikSara Fernandez VidalOlivier DavidLuc MalletAlim-Louis BenabidMircea Polosan

Published in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2020)

Chronic DBS of the non-motor STN is an effective and relatively safe procedure to treat severe OCD resistant to conventional management.

Keyphrases

deep brain stimulation
obsessive compulsive disorder
parkinson disease
drug induced
minimally invasive
cross sectional