2024
Chapter 21 Gamma Knife for psychiatric indications
Lopes A, de Arruda I, Batistuzzo M, Gorgulho A, de Salles A, Miguel E. Chapter 21 Gamma Knife for psychiatric indications. 2024, 495-517. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-18496-3.00021-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnorexia nervosaObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsTreatment of psychiatric disordersAnterior limb of internal capsuleObsessive-compulsive disorderVentral anterior limbGamma KnifeGK radiosurgeryMajor depressionDisorder patientsPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric indicationsNervosaDepressionInternal capsuleSurgical modalitiesAdverse eventsDisordersAnorexiaRadiosurgeryWeight gainManiaPsychiatryBrain cystsComplications
2015
Gamma knife surgery
Lopes A, Batistuzzo M, Gentil A, Hoexter M, Miguel E. Gamma knife surgery. 2015, 369-383. DOI: 10.1002/9781118801086.ch20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere adverse eventsGamma Knife surgeryGamma knife radiosurgeryDeep brain stimulationAdverse eventsBrain cystsCase seriesDecreased incidenceObsessive-compulsive disorderSymptom improvementInternal capsuleKnife radiosurgeryAblative proceduresAnterior limbPsychiatric disordersBrain stimulationMajority of studiesRadiosurgical techniquesWhite matter tissueDisordersPatientsSurgeryLesionsRadiosurgeryIncidence
2010
Response to Sham and Active Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Otherwise Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Gouvea F, Lopes A, Greenberg B, Canteras M, Taub A, Mathis M, Miguel E. Response to Sham and Active Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Otherwise Intractable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Stereotactic And Functional Neurosurgery 2010, 88: 177-182. PMID: 20431329, DOI: 10.1159/000313870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderGamma ventral capsulotomyClinical responseSham surgeryObsessive-compulsive disorderSurgical techniquePsychopathological changesRadiosurgical proceduresRemarkable ameliorationActive interventionCompulsive disorderDisordersActive procedureCapsulotomySurgeryShamRadiosurgery
2009
Treatment of Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy: A Pilot Prospective Study
Lopes A, Greenberg B, Norén G, Canteras M, Busatto G, de Mathis M, Taub A, D'Alcante C, Hoexter M, Gouvea F, Cecconi J, Gentil A, Ferrão Y, Fuentes D, de Castro C, Leite C, Salvajoli J, Duran F, Rasmussen S, Miguel E. Treatment of Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder With Ventral CapsularVentral Striatal Gamma Capsulotomy: A Pilot Prospective Study. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2009, 21: 381-392. PMID: 19996246, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.4.381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResistant obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsAdverse effectsPilot prospective studyObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsAdverse eventsProspective studyObsessive-compulsive disorderStereotactic radiosurgeryDepressive symptomsDisorder patientsSide effectsConventional treatmentCapsulotomyTherapeutic promisePatientsOCD patientsTreatmentSurgeryRadiosurgerySymptomsMonths