Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: report on two cases and proposal for a randomized, sham-controlled trial
da Silva R, Brunoni A, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: report on two cases and proposal for a randomized, sham-controlled trial. Sao Paulo Medical Journal 2016, 134: 446-450. PMID: 27901245, PMCID: PMC10871858, DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2016.0155010716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderTranscranial direct current stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderDirect current stimulationClinical trialsCurrent stimulationSham-controlled trialSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSupplementary motor cortexPrimary obsessive-compulsive disorderCognitive behavioral therapySecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeReuptake inhibitorsSham interventionFirst patientCortical excitabilityMotor cortexUniversity HospitalWeek 4YBOCS scoresNeuromodulation techniquesNon-invasive techniqueBrain circuitsPatients