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 regionsComplicationsSymptoms
2004
Atualização sobre o tratamento neurocirúrgico do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo
Lopes A, de Mathis M, Canteras M, Salvajoli J, Del Porto J, Miguel E. Atualização sobre o tratamento neurocirúrgico do transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 26: 62-66. PMID: 15057843, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462004000100015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep brain stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderBrain stimulationOCD patientsSevere OCD patientsPost-operative improvementSevere psychosocial impairmentSevere psychiatric disordersActinic lesionsLimbic leucotomyMedial pallidotomyAdverse eventsAnterior capsulotomyAnterior cingulotomyTreatment trialsSurgical techniquePsychosocial impairmentSurgical proceduresLow prevalencePsychiatric disordersNeural circuitsStereotactic surgeryComplication issuesPersonality changesPatients
2003
How to treat OCD in patients with Tourette syndrome
Miguel E, Shavitt RG, Ferrão YA, Brotto SA, Diniz JB. How to treat OCD in patients with Tourette syndrome. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2003, 55: 49-57. PMID: 12842231, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00583-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeCognitive behavior therapyOCD patientsCircuit-based therapiesGonadal hormone systemsWorse treatment responsePresence of ticsRefractory patientsAutoimmune processReuptake inhibitorsSuch patientsCombined therapyResistant casesTreatment responseDrug treatmentPharmacological approachesNew therapiesPatientsEffective psychological interventionsTherapyHormone systemPsychological interventions