Bilateral Anterior Capsulotomy for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 90-95

  Oliver, Bartolomé ^a   Gascón, Josep ^a   Aparicio, Alberto ^a   Ayats, Emilio ^a   Rodriguez, Rodrigo ^a   De León, Juan Luis Maestro ^a   García Bach, Marcel ^a   Soler, Pere Anton ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsulotomy; Functional neurosurgery; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychosurgery; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BILATERAL ANTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOSURGERY; SEIZURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1142298418     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075110     Document Type: Conference Paper

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