2015
Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients
Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Taub A, Gentil A, Cesar R, Joaquim M, D'Alcante C, McLaughlin N, Canteras M, Shavitt R, Savage C, Greenberg B, Norén G, Miguel E, Lopes A. Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40: 1837-1845. PMID: 25645373, PMCID: PMC4839507, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsOCD patientsVisuospatial memory performanceComprehensive neuropsychological evaluationObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder patientsCognitive flexibilityNeuropsychological domainsMemory performanceVisuospatial learningNeuropsychological functioningVisuospatial perceptionIntellectual functioningInhibitory controlRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsMemory improvementGamma ventral capsulotomyMotor functioningNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological outcomesEffects of GVCMotor performanceFunctioning
2009
The drug-naïve OCD patients imaging genetics, cognitive and treatment response study: methods and sample description
Hoexter M, Shavitt R, D'Alcante C, Cecconi J, Diniz J, Belotto-Silva C, Hounie A, Borcato S, Moraes I, Joaquim M, Cappi C, Sampaio A, de Mathis M, Batistuzzo M, Lopes A, Rosa A, Muniz R, Marques A, Santos L, Taub A, de Souza Duran F, Dougherty D, Busatto G, Bressan R, Miguel E. The drug-naïve OCD patients imaging genetics, cognitive and treatment response study: methods and sample description. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2009, 31: 349-353. PMID: 20098825, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462009000400011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderNeuropsychological evaluationClinical trialsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyDisorder patientsTRODAT-1 single photon emissionIntegrative neurobiological modelCognitive behavioral therapySelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patientsMagnetic resonance imagesDrug-naïve OCD patientsDrug-naïve patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSame research procedureNeurobiological modelsSingle photon emissionResonance imagesTreatment response studiesOCD patientsReuptake inhibitorsHealthy controlsBlood samplesPatients