Dual Treatment of Refractory Focal Epilepsy and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Intracranial Responsive Neurostimulation.

Marissa A Kellogg Lia D Ernst David C Spencer Proleta Datta Eran Klein Mahendra T Bhati Rajat S Shivacharan Young-Hoon Nho Daniel A N Barbosa Casey H Halpern Ahmed M Raslan

Published in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2024)

Dual treatment of refractory focal epilepsy and OCD with an intracranial closed-loop neurostimulation device is feasible, safe, and potentially effective. However, there are logistical challenges and ethical considerations to this novel approach to treatment, which require complex care coordination by a large multidisciplinary team.

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