Anterior capsulotomy for treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: Results in a young and an old patient

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 234-244

  Christensen, Daniel D ^a   Laitinen, Lauri V ^b   Schmidt, Leonard J ^a   Hariz, Marwan I ^c,d  

^a University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute   (United States)

^b Sophiahemmet Hospital   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior capsulotomy; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychosurgery

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMOXAPINE; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; FLURAZEPAM; IMIPRAMINE; ISOCARBOXAZID; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MEPROBAMATE; NOMIFENSINE; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PLAY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; READING; SCALE UP; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; THINKING; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOSURGERY;

EID: 0042172929     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070837     Document Type: Conference Paper

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