2015
Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients
Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Taub A, Gentil A, Cesar R, Joaquim M, D'Alcante C, McLaughlin N, Canteras M, Shavitt R, Savage C, Greenberg B, Norén G, Miguel E, Lopes A. Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40: 1837-1845. PMID: 25645373, PMCID: PMC4839507, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsOCD patientsVisuospatial memory performanceComprehensive neuropsychological evaluationObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder patientsCognitive flexibilityNeuropsychological domainsMemory performanceVisuospatial learningNeuropsychological functioningVisuospatial perceptionIntellectual functioningInhibitory controlRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsMemory improvementGamma ventral capsulotomyMotor functioningNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological outcomesEffects of GVCMotor performanceFunctioning
2009
Neuropsychological Outcome of Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study
Taub A, Lopes A, Fuentes D, D'Alcante C, de Mathis M, Canteras M, Siviero M, Greenberg B, Norén G, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Cecílio S, Savage C, Rasmussen S, Miguel E. Neuropsychological Outcome of Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2009, 21: 393-397. PMID: 19996247, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.4.393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive patientsProfound cognitive deficitsAbstract reasoningNeuropsychological batteryRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive deficitsNeuropsychological outcomesGamma knife capsulotomyMemoryVocabularyPilot studyDeficitsReasoningLearningDisordersAttentionBatteries