Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lopes A, Greenberg B, Canteras M, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Gentil A, Pereira C, Joaquim M, de Mathis M, D’Alcante C, Taub A, de Castro D, Tokeshi L, Sampaio L, Leite C, Shavitt R, Diniz J, Busatto G, Norén G, Rasmussen S, Miguel E. Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 1066-1076. PMID: 25054836, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntractable obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical trialsGamma ventral capsulotomyClinical Global Impressions-Improvement scaleSerious adverse eventsRandomized clinical trialsCGI-I ratingsDeep brain stimulationYale-Brown ObsessiveAdverse eventsMonth 12Additional patientsActive treatmentSham groupSymptom improvementInternal capsuleSpecialized centersNeurosurgical ablationAnterior limbMAIN OUTCOMEPsychiatric disordersPatientsOCD symptom improvementSelect cases