2020
Delayed Brain Cyst Formation After Gamma Knife Anterior Capsulotomy
Kasabkojian S, Dwan A, Maziero M, de Salles A, Gorgulho A, Miguel E, Fillipo de Queiroz Vattimo E, Lopes A. Delayed Brain Cyst Formation After Gamma Knife Anterior Capsulotomy. World Neurosurgery 2020, 145: 298-300. PMID: 33022431, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior capsulotomyObsessive-compulsive disorderBrain cyst formationFrontal lobe symptomsMagnetic resonance imagingAnterior frontal regionsPostoperative monthBrain cystsBrain edemaManic episodesVisual hallucinationsRadiosurgical proceduresAbnormal complicationsHigh dosesCapsulotomyResonance imagingObsessive-compulsive symptomsCyst formationEffective optionLeft hemisphereRight hemisphereFrontal regionsComplicationsSymptomsObsessive–Compulsive Personality Symptoms Predict Poorer Response to Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Intractable OCD
Copetti M, Lopes A, Requena G, Johnson I, Greenberg B, Noren G, McLaughlin N, Shavitt R, Miguel E, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M. Obsessive–Compulsive Personality Symptoms Predict Poorer Response to Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy for Intractable OCD. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2020, 10: 936. PMID: 31998155, PMCID: PMC6962231, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma ventral capsulotomyPersonality disorder symptomsIntractable obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderDisorder symptomsOCD patientsTreatment responseDisorder symptom changeSymptom changeStructured Clinical InterviewWorse treatment responseDSM-IV personality disordersWilcoxon signed-rank testPoorer ResponseClinical responseTreatment optionsInternal capsuleSigned-rank testTreatment attemptsAnterior limbClinical InterviewRadiosurgical proceduresPatientsSymptomsVentral part
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