2023
Gamma knife capsulotomy for intractable OCD: Neuroimage analysis of lesion size, location, and clinical response
McLaughlin N, Magnotti J, Banks G, Nanda P, Hoexter M, Lopes A, Batistuzzo M, Asaad W, Stewart C, Paulo D, Noren G, Greenberg B, Malloy P, Salloway S, Correia S, Pathak Y, Sheehan J, Marsland R, Gorgulho A, De Salles A, Miguel E, Rasmussen S, Sheth S. Gamma knife capsulotomy for intractable OCD: Neuroimage analysis of lesion size, location, and clinical response. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 134. PMID: 37185805, PMCID: PMC10130137, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02425-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY-BOCS reductionObsessive-compulsive disorderGamma knife capsulotomyLesion sizeRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOverall lesion volumeIntractable obsessive-compulsive disorderLesion-symptom mappingVoxel-wise lesion-symptom mappingClinical improvementClinical responseWhite matter pathwaysClinical outcomesFull respondersConventional therapyInternal capsuleLesion characteristicsLesion volumeAnterior limbEffective treatmentLesion locationLesion occurrenceCoronal planeSize/locationPatients
2021
Neurocircuitry of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as Revealed by Tractography: A Systematic Review
Vieira E, Arantes P, Hamani C, Iglesio R, Duarte K, Teixeira M, Miguel E, Lopes A, Godinho F. Neurocircuitry of Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as Revealed by Tractography: A Systematic Review. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 680484. PMID: 34276448, PMCID: PMC8280498, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.680484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep brain stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderBrain stimulationEffects of DBSMechanisms of DBSRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD patientsVentral anterior limbDifferent white matter pathwaysCorresponding clinical outcomesDiffusion-weighted imagingDifferent fiber tractsDiffusion tensor imagingPostoperative periodWhite matter pathwaysClinical outcomesInternal capsuleFavorable outcomeDBS effectsDTI-MRIAnterior limbAffective symptomsElectronic databasesWhite matterPatients
2019
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Stein D, Costa D, Lochner C, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Shavitt R, van den Heuvel O, Simpson H. Obsessive–compulsive disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2019, 5: 52. PMID: 31371720, PMCID: PMC7370844, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSimilar symptom dimensionsExtent of comorbiditySpecific brain circuitsGroup of conditionsTranslational Neuroscience ApproachCognitive behavioral therapyIntractable symptomsReuptake inhibitorsClinical outcomesChronic conditionsGlobal disabilityEffective treatmentInternational ClassificationGlobal mental healthRelated disordersMental disordersNeuropsychiatric disordersRepetitive stereotyped behaviorsBrain circuitsIndividualized assessmentMental healthNeurobiological mechanismsStatistical ManualHomogenous disorder
2014
Hoarding symptoms and prediction of poor response to limbic system surgery for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Gentil AF, Lopes AC, Dougherty DD, Rück C, Mataix-Cols D, Lukacs TL, Canteras MM, Eskandar EN, Larsson KJ, Hoexter MQ, Batistuzzo MC, Greenberg BD, Miguel EC. Hoarding symptoms and prediction of poor response to limbic system surgery for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2014, 121: 123-30. PMID: 24702323, DOI: 10.3171/2014.2.jns131423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimbic system surgeryClinical outcomesWorse responseMean Y-BOCS scoreTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderSymptom dimensionsPreoperative symptom severityWorse clinical outcomesTreatment-refractory patientsY-BOCS scoresYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleSymptom Checklist scoresHoarding dimensionObsessive Compulsive ScaleSurgery needObsessive-compulsive disorderSurgical modalitiesAblative surgeryPoor responseWorse outcomesTreatment outcomesDimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleYBOCS scoresPatientsSurgery
2006
Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever
Ramasawmy R, Faé K, Spina G, Victora G, Tanaka A, Palácios S, Hounie A, Miguel E, Oshiro S, Goldberg A, Kalil J, Guilherme L. Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever. Molecular Immunology 2006, 44: 1873-1878. PMID: 17079017, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAortic DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesChildChoreaCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMyocarditisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePredictive Value of TestsQuantitative Trait LociRheumatic Heart DiseaseStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsRheumatic feverRF patientsClinical outcomesHealthy controlsTNFA geneMinor alleleRF/RHDAortic valve lesionsRecognition of autoantigensStratification of patientsTumor necrosis factorAssociation of polymorphismsMild carditisValve lesionsAdaptive armsSydenham's choreaAutoimmune diseasesHeart diseaseInflammatory diseasesNecrosis factorBorderline associationG-308APatientsImmune systemClinical phenotypeSu.75. Association of Polymorphisms Within the Promoter Region of the Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene with Clinical Outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Ramasawmy R, Fae K, Spina G, Victora G, Tanaka A, Palacios S, Hounie A, Miguel E, Oshiro S, Goldberg A, Kalil J, Guilherme L. Su.75. Association of Polymorphisms Within the Promoter Region of the Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene with Clinical Outcomes of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Clinical Immunology 2006, 119: s185. DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2006.04.502.Peer-Reviewed Original Research