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 studyDeficitsReasoningLearningDisordersAttentionBatteriesTreatment 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
1999
Relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorders and diseases affecting primarily the basal ganglia
Maia A, Barbosa E, Menezes P, Filho E. Relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorders and diseases affecting primarily the basal ganglia. Clinics 1999, 54: 213-221. PMID: 10881070, DOI: 10.1590/s0041-87811999000600008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Miguel E, Rauch S, Jenike M. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 1997, 20: 863-883. PMID: 9443354, DOI: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70349-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo e os gânglios da base
Filho E. Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo e os gânglios da base. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 1995, 53: 858-859. PMID: 8729788, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1995000500036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderBasal gangliaCaudate nucleusPathophysiology of OCDSmaller caudate nucleusPrimary lesionCingulate cortexBrain structuresMagnetic resonance imagesCortexMental functionsPatientsGangliaMotor controlResonance imagesNucleus functionRecent studiesAdaptative responseThalamusPathophysiology